http://hragvartanian.com/2010/01/29/sf-westboro-baptist/ art, culture, photography, writing, ideas Sat, 23 Apr 2011 21:33:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://hragvartanian.com/2010/01/29/sf-westboro-baptist/comment-page-1/#comment-69204 YoGirl Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:03:08 +0000 http://hragvartanian.com/2010/01/29/san-francisco%e2%80%99s-answer-to-westboro-baptist-church/#comment-69204 I understand that GLAAD needs a fake church to show Biblical stupidity to the world. But I really wish you guys would not use the fake church to make light of child abuse. I was abused as a child and so were my siblings. We all ran away from home in our teens. We did NOT adopt out parents' crazy beliefs nor travel the country with them shouting hatred at people. Nor did we financially support them as they beat us. If the Phelp's kids were abused, they would not be supporting their parents financially nor staying with them past the age of 18. they would not adopt their beliefs. I know Fred Phelps was really a great Civil Rights Attorney who won many awards for his work on behalf of African Americans and what he has done for the gay community is harder to see. I know the reasons he has to be remembered as a madman, but I don't think it's necessary he be remembered as child abuser unless the kids act a little more abused. I understand that GLAAD needs a fake church to show Biblical stupidity to the world.
But I really wish you guys would not use the fake church to make light of child abuse. I was abused as a child and so were my siblings.
We all ran away from home in our teens.
We did NOT adopt out parents’ crazy beliefs nor travel the country with them shouting hatred at people.
Nor did we financially support them as they beat us. If the Phelp’s kids were abused, they would not be supporting their parents financially nor staying with them past the age of 18. they would not adopt their beliefs. I know Fred Phelps was really a great Civil Rights Attorney who won many awards for his work on behalf of African Americans and what he has done for the gay community is harder to see. I know the reasons he has to be remembered as a madman, but I don’t think it’s necessary he be remembered as child abuser unless the kids act a little more abused.

]]> http://hragvartanian.com/2010/01/29/sf-westboro-baptist/comment-page-1/#comment-54681 libhomo Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:02:48 +0000 http://hragvartanian.com/2010/01/29/san-francisco%e2%80%99s-answer-to-westboro-baptist-church/#comment-54681 Somehow, I don't think the fundies care who wins the more clever signs contest. Somehow, I don’t think the fundies care who wins the more clever signs contest.

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