Superbelt so far you have used two strawmen to demonize the CC.
First was Jimmy Swaggart, who is not part of the CC.
Second is Fred Phelps and this is what the CC has to say about him...
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NEW YORK -- Gay activists and conservative Christians alike were appalled by the scene: At the funeral of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard, the gay man beaten to death in Wyoming, the Rev. Fred W. Phelps Sr. and his band of protesters carried signs saying, "God hates fags."
"I found it almost impossible to believe that human beings could be so brutal and vicious to a hurting family," says the Rev. Jerry Falwell.
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"He's a first-class nut," says Falwell, a depiction that pleases Phelps.
For conservative Christians, Phelps is a pitiful caricature of the believer who fosters negative stereotypes of Christians who oppose the homosexual lifestyle.
Carmen Pate, president of Concerned Women United, a conservative public policy group, says most conservative groups opposing homosexuality emphasize loving gays and lesbians while denouncing the gay lifestyle.
Arne Owens, spokesman for the Christian Coalition, agrees.
"You must be loving toward all human beings while recognizing the role of sin in the world," he said. If conservative Christians do protest, their leaders say, most limit themselves to public rallies, such as gay pride marches.
Still, Knight complains, the media use Phelps as "a shorthand description of conservative Christians, which is unfair."
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http://cjonline.com/indepth/phelps/s...protests.shtml
Once you get to the problems with the CC I'll be happy to discuss what I don't like about them. Until then we are not talking about the CC but a disgraced preacher and a nut job.