7 Yr Old - Raised to Hate: Kids of Westboro Baptist Church

[kpete]

Raised to Hate: Kids of Westboro Baptist Church
Coached by His Dad, 7-Year-Old Says 'Gays, Fags, Hundreds ... of Jews' Are Bound for Hell

180 comments
By GLENN RUPPEL, KELSEY MYERS and EAMON MCNIFF
June 4, 2010


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Boaz Drain, a seven-year-old from Topeka, Kan., and his six-year-old sister Faith are the picture of typical American children, chock full of energy, fun and imagination. They watch movies like "Shrek" and enjoy playing with the standards like "Star Wars" light sabers and ray guns.

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"I don't think you'll go to heaven, I think you'll go to hell," Bo told Cuomo, adding those who were destined for eternal damnation included "gays, fags, hundreds and hundreds of Jews," among a wide swath of other people that Bo has been taught since birth were hated by God and bound for Hell.

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"You get destroyed and you get put in hell. Hell is like a burning place where it can never be stopped, burning, and it can burn millions of people every day," Bo said about homosexuals.

Bo also considers "enablers" of homosexuality, including all citizens of the United States, to be destined for hell.

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/raised-hate-kids-westboro-baptist-church/story?id=10809348

[bluestateguy]

1. This cannot be permitted

This is child abuse and the state (yes that's right, the big mean ole' government) should take the kids away from this house of hate.

[RKP5637]

4. Clearly Child Abuse IMO too! Just how far do we let this crap go anymore

in this country.

[Stephanie]

24. Phelps's children were beaten and abused

Read his son's story, it's not surprsing the children who stayed with Phelps might abuse their own kids.

http://richarddawkins.net/articles/3299

[RKP5637]

32. Why this guy walks free is beyond me. He should be doing time for what he did to his kids. n/t

[Juneboarder]

7. I think not...

As much as I disagree with the parents teaching their kids this kinda of thinking; imagine if we were to allow the state/government to take the kids for "child abuse". That would open the doors to the right wing saying that all us lib'rals are abusing our kids since we disagree with them...

[ET Awful]

12. Well, as any child of Fred Phelps who has escaped will tell you, the kids

are beaten fairly regularly. I think that's sufficient grounds to remove them.

[Juneboarder]

16. Being beaten is definitely a reason

to go after the parents for child abuse. But, for a child to say hateful words should not be reason enough to claim child abuse.

Again, I do agree with you that these parents are sick, twisted, and am sure that what goes around will come around to these people.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

20. That would be probable cause for an investigation, at any rate.

[MadMaddie]

38. States do this all of the time to poor families

justified or not. Why shouldn't the same rules apply to this family?

The rules should be applied across the board.

[XemaSab]

14. Who the hell names a kid Boaz Drain?

That alone is abusive.

[Berry Cool]

47. But the name Faith Drain? Strangely appropriate. n/t

[samrock]

25. Song from South Pacific sums it up..

You've got to be taught
To hate and fear
You've got to be taught
From year to Year
It's got to be drummed
in your dear little ear
You've got to be carefully taught

You've got to be taught
To be Afraid
Of people whose eyes
are oddly made
And people whose skin
Is a different shade
You've got to be carefully taught

You've got to be taught
Before it's too late
Before you are 6 or 7 or 8
To hate all the people
your relatives hate
You've got to be carefully taught

[JuniperLea]

2. Hating in the name of God... eom

[RKP5637]

8. Yeah, and it's very profitable in this country anymore. These people make a

travesty of religion, operating under the guise of religion as a hate group. I can't believe this kind of crap is tolerated in this country.

[JuniperLea]

11. I had first hand experience with them last weekend...

At Ronnie James Dio's memorial in Los Angeles... they were pathetic... and there were only half a dozen or so. Still, it's so disgusting.

[RKP5637]

13. It amazes me people like this get a free pass...

[JuniperLea]

23. Free speech is a double edged sword...

If we outlaw it for some, we have to do it for all. Much like mixing religion with government... if we allow one religion to influence, we must allow all.

[RKP5637]

26. Yeah, I know. It is just so darn frustrating. It is truly a double edged sword, as you say. n/t

[JuniperLea]

29. Totally... so very frustrating...

It's hard to remain objective when so much is at stake... and so much obvious bullshit is going down.

[nebenaube]

3. Thou shalt not judge... n/t

[RamboLiberal]

5. Past couple of days Nate Phelps has been on Pittsburgh radio

speaking out against his crazy-ass father and family. He left as soon as he turned 18 and is now an agnostic.

[JuniperLea]

9. Good for him!

Jeez... even my nutty Fundy family isn't this bad... oh, they hate the brown people, they hate the president, and they loves them some Sarah... but they don't picket at funerals... gads... I'm glad I escaped!

[Tempest]

10. Look for the documentary "Fall From Grace"

It's about the Phelps' family. Those people are fucking nuts.

They interview the son who left the church.

[jberryhill]

22. Available for instant streaming on netflix /nt

[hlthe2b]

6. I thought at first this was going to be a piece on Liz Cheney's kids

and Dick's grandkids.... A bit different form of hate, but hate, nonetheless.


But, back to Westboro, at least two of his son's got the hell out. Let's hope the rest free themselves when the old man dies or before...

[HuckleB]

15. Poor kid. He's always going to be outnumbered.

http://paulhehn.tumblr.com/post/661321094/a-handy-guide-to-the-westboro-baptist-church

and...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOfXLR1Ozek

[Rosa Luxemburg]

17. sounds like a member of Hitler Youth

[Angry Dragon]

18. I want to know where the good Christian leaders are??

I do not hear any outrage from them...........when are the true Christians going to stand up and put a stop to the bastardization of their Christ??

[RKP5637]

34. Same here! I've always wondered too where the good Christians are that should be putting

an end to this. It's acceptance by their meekness.

[HuckleB]

37. What should they do?

[Angry Dragon]

41. They could start by denouncing them loudly

[HuckleB]

42. Well...

http://www.methodist.org.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=opentogod.newsDetail&newsid=330

Also...

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christians-Against-Westboro-Baptist-Church/266231465338

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ2QY_1sXCI

... as a quick start. See post 15, too. I'm betting there are some Christians in that crowd.

[RKP5637]

43. Speak out loudly. This country is dominated by RW religious rhetoric. Here is

one example, "Religious leaders speak out against new Texas textbook standards"

http://www.abpnews.com/content/view/5141/53/

[HuckleB]

44. Please see post 42 for a reply.

[RKP5637]

45. Thanks! This is very refreshing to read! I appreciate seeing this! n/t

[HuckleB]

46. No problem.

Cheers!

:toast:

[Caretha]

39. Excellent observation! n/t

[mdmc]

19. nothing more American..

[BrklynLiberal]

21. Children of the Damned...

[RKP5637]

27. Excellent analogy!!! n/t

[Blue-Jay]

28. Heartbreaking.

Those poor kids have been raised to hate. (no, don't quote any songs from South Pacific - we get it.)

I can't imagine raising a child and filling her/him full of hateful hurtful lies. It really breaks my heart.

[Politicalboi]

30. I hope Fred's "secret" is exposed

Right before he dies. I believe Fred Phelps is gay. This is why he's so angry. I think he had so many kids is to try and prove to himself he is not gay. He's a messed up piece of shit, and so is "most" of his family. Too bad God doesn't hate oil, maybe they would go down there and clean up that filth.

[Blue-Jay]

40. I'm uncomfortable when homophobes are classified as "probably gay".

Phelps is an opportunist. He makes money when he and his family get attention. He's a disgusting person, and I'm loathe to just say "He's a closeted fag" in order to set myself apart from him.

I have no clue about his true orientation. Don't know. Don't care. The dude and his minions just piss me off. It pisses me off even more when people suggest that the reason he's such an idiot is because he's a homosexual.

He's just a crazy fucker who is in charge of a cult full of other crazy fuckers.

[Ikonoklast]

31. Shrek is an instrument of the Devil.

I can't believe they leave those poor kids open to eternal damnation like that.


All cartoons are works of evil; it's in the Bible fer Chrissakes.


Worshipping graven images, and all that.


They're all going to HELL.

[Mojeoux]

33. When I was little,

my little neighbor friend told us her dad said that we Catholics worshiped the devil. They went to a church called "Pillar of Fire."

I was floored because I went to Catholic school and all we did everyday was try to keep our butts out of the flickering flames of hell.

[AsahinaKimi]

35. Some day they will all grow up...

and decide to take the law into their own hands.. believing they are above the law. Thats the day they will meet local government and perhaps the Federal Government.

Right now..
Their parents have no clue what they are doing.

[U4ikLefty]

36. Those damn Muslims....oh wait!!!

;)