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"Paul Ryan" <garekmolo@ymail.com> wrote in message 
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On Aug 18, 1:57 am, Paul Ryan <agamemnon...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Fred Waldron Phelps, Sr. (born November 13, 1929) is an American
> pastor heading the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), an independent
> Baptist church based in Topeka, Kansas. Phelps is a disbarred lawyer,
> founder of the Phelps Chartered law firm, and a former civil rights
> activist.
>
> Phelps's followers frequently picket various events, such as military
> funerals, gay pride gatherings, high-profile political gatherings,
> university commencement ceremonies, performances of The Laramie
> Project, mainstream Christian gatherings and concerts with which he
> had no affiliation, arguing it is their sacred duty to warn others of
> God's anger.
>
> In response to Phelps' protests at military funerals, President George
> W. Bush signed the Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act into law in
> May 2006, and, in April 2007, Kansas governor Kathleen Sebelius signed
> into law a bill establishing a 150-foot no-picketing buffer zone
> around funerals,
>
> He is known for the slogans that he and his ministry use against
> people he deems sinful; his church is built around a core of anti-
> homosexual theology, with many of their activities stemming from the
> slogan "God hates fags", which is also the name of the group's main
> website.Gay rights supporters have denounced him as a producer of anti-
> gay propaganda and violence-inspiring hate speech. The church is
> considered a hate group and monitored by the Anti-Defamation League
> and Southern Poverty Law Center.

I voted for Bush!   Why does he hate Fred Phelps?