Monday, March 24, 2014
Westboro Church members face first protesters after death of founder Fred Phelps.
Members of the notorious Westboro Baptist Church staged their first protest Friday night after the death of the church’s founder Fred Phelps on Thursday.
According to Kansas City’s KSHB Channel 41, the stridently anti-LGBT demonstrators were met with a counter-protest outside a concert by New Zealander pop sensation Lorde. The counter-protesters held up a banner that said, “Sorry for your loss,” a message of condolence to the church members, many of whom are relatives of the late Rev. Phelps.
Westboro members — who reportedly ousted Phelps from his own congregation earlier this year — pretended to not understand the message.
“I don’t even know what they’re saying,” said longtime WBC member Steve Drain.
You know what, I am not even sure that WBC member was being purposefully ignorant.
I think it is completely possible that their hate and self loathing is such that they simply cannot recognize genuine sympathy.
What a truly unfortunate way to go through life.
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