Son says Fred Phelps' church will not last

[KansasVoter]

The estranged son of a controversial Kansas pastor encouraged people to feel sympathy for members of his father's church, "at least for the young children stuck in that situation."

Nate Phelps, 51, spoke in Topeka on Saturday, marking his first trip in 20 years to the city where his father, Fred Phelps, runs Westboro Baptist church. He described the fear, intimidation and abuse he endured before leaving the family and church on his 18th birthday.

He said that while society is quick to take steps to protect children, it seems "curiously blind" when religious beliefs jeopardize a child's safety. He also predicted that the group would eventually die out.

None of its members picketed the speech.

Westboro Baptist members, many of them Fred Phelps' children and grandchildren, have conducted anti-homosexual picketing in Topeka and other cities since 1991. They began picketing soldiers' funerals in recent years, saying military deaths were the work of a wrathful God who punishes the United States for tolerating homosexuality.

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[Hawkeye-X]

1. I hope with the death of Freddy

that every GBLT, soldiers and Jewish people will take turns pissing on the grave of that fascist, declaring 1st Amendment rights, while Shirley Phelps-Roeper gets busted for trying to beat down whoever is pissing on the grave and sent away for many years, disbanding the church, and rehabilitating the lost.

Hawkeye-X

[HillWilliam]

7. To be perfectly frank

it would be a waste of piss. Karma will consume them in its own good time.

[HarveyDarkey]

8. My plans for his grave involve squatting

Pissing is too good for him

[hlthe2b]

2. How old is the old patriarchal ass? I thought hate would have eaten him

from the inside out, by now...

[struggle4progress]

6. He's 80

[Brickbat]

3. I strongly encourage people to check out Nate Phelps' web site. He has been through the fire and has

a lot of important things to say about his father's cult.

http://natephelps.com/

[fishwax]

4. agreed -- there was a thread a couple of weeks ago with his story, and it was quite interesting

[spanone]

5. hate is a tough sell

[Raster]

9. Major Bummer! Before I read the story, I had hoped it was an obit for the Crypt Keeper.

And now I see that it's a story about the only sane member of that family. Good on you, Nate. The rest of your family: they can't die out too soon.

[Hawkeye-X]

10. Actually there is one other son who's also sane

Nate and Mark are the sane ones, I believe

[Raster]

11. If there's another sane, rational family member, then bless his heart.

However my original comment about the family not dying out fast enough stands.