“They’ve been a symbol for many years of the religion-based animosity against the LGBT community...”
Only because it is often conveniently ignored that this group is a fake church made up of a family of lawyers. Fred Phelps was a crusading civil rights attorney who, in middle age, decided to get a divinity degree, open his own church, and goad people into violating his civil rights so his family law firm, I mean “church” could sue the hell out of ‘em.
To say nothing of his very liberal politics and campaign donations, and his campaigning for Al Gore.
But, hey, when you can’t find a real example of bigoted Christians to hate, make up your own caricature of a hate group and that’ll be close enough for most people.
Exactly.
Sorry but Phelps’s beliefs are the real deal. He went to Bob Jones U. as a young man among other Baptist colleges and even as a young man he was crusading against various sinful activities on campus.
Fred phelps and Bill maher are a lot alike in their appreciation for the word of God.