
Originally Posted by
Andrew Maxwell
This will never work. Being from KC I'm very familiar with the Westboro Babtists. What most people don't understand is they're not the dumb Midwest, bible thumping, gay hating, crazies that they and the media make them out to be. It's one family, the Phelps family headed by Fred Phelps, and some of their friends. They are wealthy and well educated, several of them are briliant lawyers. What they are doing is getting people pissed at them, they are getting people to try and pass unconstitutional laws to attck them, they are trying to make people infringe upon their rights. Then they turn around and use the lawyers of the group to reap the maximum damages possible on their behalf in court. They had your idea before you did so i really doubt you will be able to trick them out of their money playing their game.
Who knows if they even really care about gays, because it's obvious that they care more about how much money they can get. I actually wouldn't be suprised if they really don't belive in god and really don't hate gays and its all just a big hateful money making scheme.
Kevin Smith's horror film "Red State" features a religious fundamentalist based on Phelps as a villain. He'll be here in town this Sat. for a showing and he has invited the entire Westboro Church to come enjoy the film lol.
Howard Stern had them on his show a few times. They are fucking nuts. If I remember right the father and daughter are lawyers and the father had a very famous case. The most troubling part of the interviews is listen to their young kids (ages 4 to 10) at the time. Talk their hate and agenda, just totally brainwashed kids.