God hates ... no one, not even Fred Phelps

Dear Fred Phelps:

Do shut up. Not please. Not thank you. Just shut it. Polite clearly doesn't work with you.

Now that I have your attention ... no, No. NO don't scream at me about FAG CHURCHES. We've all heard it before.

You're rather fond of warning us about the reckoning we face with the Lord, aren't you? But Brother Fred, I want to talk to you about your reckoning with God. Have you thought about that much?

You've taken it upon yourself to judge all of us. All that judgment has landed you in some hot water now hasn't it, Freddie? You were banned from practicing law in Kansas. You're barred from traveling at all to the United Kingdom. You even recently lost a lawsuit to one of the families' whose funeral you protested.

Did you ever stop to think, Brother Fred, all those things might be sign. Like maybe a big one. Maybe, just maybe, that's God over there waving a big sign that says, “Fred, my son, you have it all wrong!”

I don't know of many of God's children who find your protests of funerals anything but vile and hateful. But Brother Fred, to go to Tuscon now, ratchet up the hate, and thank God for the death of a nine-year old girl because of gays? I mean, Freddie, that's depraved!

You honestly think a bunch of homos are the reason a deranged college drop out shot up an innocent crowd of people waiting to see their Congresswoman?

C'mon Fred. Homos are about love. Granted, the boys aren't too fond of those who don't know better than to wear white after Labor Day. But we all have our flaws. Even you, Fredie Poo.

According to the Gospel of Matthew (7:1-6), Jesus's sermon on the Mount was a condemnation of those who judge others. Throughout the Bible, Jesus tells us to look inward to our own flaws and heal those. We aren't to solve the flaws of others.

You talk of sin, Brother Fred but I ask you about greed. Greed? You know, it's one of the Seven Deadly Sins. We all know how Westboro makes its money, honey. You make money off of unlawful interruptions of your protests. That's right my Brother, you sue people for money. People you cause pain and suffering. How do you not see that for the sinful act it is?

If you're truly witnessing for Jesus, why would you need to make a buck off it? Shouldn't your tithes, and those of your flock be enough to sustain your church?

Won't the Lord judge you for your sins? What will happen on your day of reckoning Brother Phelps?

See true Christians, even GAY ones, walk in the light of Christ. They talk about God's love and redemption. They talk about healing the sick and tending to the needy. They take condolences and casseroles to grieved families, not protests.

The good news, Fred, is that God hates … no one. He loves us all: black, white, gay, straight or indifferent. He wants us to share love and joy, not hate and bigotry.

You were a lawyer, not a judge. Now, at the risk of repeating myself, shut it Brother Fred. The Lord has a lot of healing to do.

XOXO,

Amy