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I talked to Marge Phelps once, she donated to the public radio station I was working at. I took her pledge and felt the urge to say, you know we have gay people on staff?
After getting to know their family and seeing them in the media I have a theory. I don't think they're really into what they say. I think they do it for the publicity. If nobody came and took pictures of them, they would figure out something else.
They do get a lot of money from anonymous donors. Fred Phelps himself was a major donor to Al Gore's campaign, all the while making All Gore posters depicting him in an unsavory way.
Maybe some of the younger generation of Phelps's believes God hates fags, but I think Fred and Marge are either doing it for the publicity, or are mentally disturbed. That could be the case, the only child to break free from the family has accused them of physical abuse. Plus Fred was sued by a lesbian Topeka council woman for assault.
And the church? The only members allowed are from the family. All those protesters are related. I'm guessing they're not so against incest.
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I think the Apocalypse is happening all around us. We go on eating desserts and watching TV. I know I do. I wish we were more capable of sustained passion and sustained resistance. We should be screaming and what we do is gossip. -Lydia Millet
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