In his outrageous lunacy, his relentless desire for media attention, and the purity of his hatefulness, Phelps did something that the gay rights movement couldn’t accomplish on its own: expose the utter depravity and heartlessness of homophobia. … Phelps probably secretly troubled the pious and faithful more than he ever got underneath any homosexual’s skin, for in him the conservative Christian had to confront just what God really thought of homosexuals after all. The subject is not a pleasant one for many leading religious leaders; just watch the milquetoast Joel Osteen wince when forced to comment on it. Or Cardinal Dolan for that matter.
-- Matt Sigl (http://www.vocativ.com/culture/lgbt/thank-god-rev-fred-phelps/)
There's a fun little movie out there called Small Town Gay Bar done by a buddy of Kevin Smith's. The director—a bear, for all interested, but one without a trace of lilt to his voice—interviews Fred.
That is a fun scene. Fred has no idea the director is gay, or what his movie is about.
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Date: 2014-03-21 02:07 am (UTC)I think the country's average IQ went up a few points.
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Date: 2014-03-21 02:18 am (UTC)~ ~ ~
In his outrageous lunacy, his relentless desire for media attention, and the purity of his hatefulness, Phelps did something that the gay rights movement couldn’t accomplish on its own: expose the utter depravity and heartlessness of homophobia. … Phelps probably secretly troubled the pious and faithful more than he ever got underneath any homosexual’s skin, for in him the conservative Christian had to confront just what God really thought of homosexuals after all. The subject is not a pleasant one for many leading religious leaders; just watch the milquetoast Joel Osteen wince when forced to comment on it. Or Cardinal Dolan for that matter.
-- Matt Sigl (http://www.vocativ.com/culture/lgbt/thank-god-rev-fred-phelps/)
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Date: 2014-03-22 03:34 am (UTC)That is a fun scene. Fred has no idea the director is gay, or what his movie is about.