OK, we really need to up the quality of the posts if you want this to stay in the I:SB. Go for longer posts. Justify what you're saying, etc.
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Originally Posted by Malkie
Phelps needs to get a life and not be such Idiotic Lunatic. He is going to end up becoming a Gay Basher....
That is just messed up...
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"Become"?
He protests at military funerals because he feels that the US military is corrupt for allowing gays to serve (never mind that Don't Ask, Don't Tell is a bigoted idea)
He said he'll protest at this one because Mr. Ledger portrayed a gay character as a good person.
However, since the funeral is in Australia and Phelps has just said that he would never go to a place as corrupt as Australia, there is essentially 0 chance of him actually being there.
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Originally Posted by Musky Melon
So he isn't protesting then. He's just making a statement.
Is Heath Ledger even gay? If he isn't then his statements are not applicable. Even if God hated gays, if Heath isn't actually gay then it wouldn't be relevant.
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Phelps' argument is more: "Anyone who is in any way sympathetic to anyone who is gay or has been sympathetic to gays is a horrible person."
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This brings up the question, should this type of activity be permitted. Is there really a valid reason to allow people to disrupt a funeral process?
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There is. It's called Free Speech.
There is no justifiable reason to quiet opinions you don't agree with, no matter what they are.
I should note: All Phelps is after is publicity. He has openly said many times that it's too late for anyone to be saved. You could repent now and it'd be too late.
So he simply does this because he, and his cult, enjoy being asses.
So just ignore them. In the past they've just gone home if no one payed attention to them.