Spread The Word

[caraig]

Apparently, the following document has been, at the behest of the defendant (A Pastor Phelps who took umbrage at the content of it) pulled from the publication they were in, and the court documents in which they are found have likewise been sealed.

But not in this jurisdiction.

In the interest of allowing someone to disseminate an opinion, I present a link to the document in question.

Basically, the Pastor Phelps is one of those who believe that God hates homosexuals with unbridled passion in strong opposition to the message of 'love your neighbor.' Even if you believe that homosexuality is inherently sinful, Phelps' rhetoric is obscenely vitriolic and vicious. If he is so willing to spread such hateful ideas and speech, he can let the world know what he says, wether he wants to or not.

An idea which came to me the other day goes thusly: It is not up to us to determine, judge, or speculate on the state of grace of any being other than ourselves. It is merely our duty to at the very least show respect for other people as fellow living beings in this world.

And no... I am not speculating on wether God -- any god -- favors Pastor Phelps and his message.

Pax.

Edit: Don't read the link if you're even remotely sensitive. I'm sorry, I should have warned you before. The Intorduction disturbs the hell out of me, and it really overall just gets worse. But just like trudging through Bare-Faced Messiah, the book about L. Ron Hubbard, this is information about someone who is having deleterous effects on others. So... read if you can.

Comments

[caraig.livejournal.com]

Yes, it pretty much is that drivel. Whatever my personal orientations might be -- or anyone's, for that matter -- aside, it's astoundingly depressing seeing someone have this much hate for anyone. I don't blame the religion; I blame the man who's preaching the hate.