Posted on 06/29/2005 4:07:34 PM PDT by MindBender26
This is a vanity post, but trust me, a well sourced one. (I'm an old network newsie and have about 8 more good sources on this than Rather had for his typeface fiasco.)
Here are the details:
A SF SGT E-5, James Stewart, will be buried in St. Petersburg, Florida on July 4, 2005. It's wholly appropriate that he be buried on our nation's birthday, because Sergeant Stewart gave his life for our country.... and all of us.
He was killed in Iraq by a roadside bomb, call an IED in MilSpeak. IED is short for "Improvised Explosive Device." It can be an old artillery shell wired to an electric blasting cap or just some explosives and a few pounds of rusty nails for shrapnel. They are nasty, and they are killing our men and women in Iraq.
His family has had time to get ready for the trauma of his funeral, but there is no way they can be ready for the latest insult to both his memory and all that is civilized.
A Topeka, Kansas freak has announced plans to disrupt the burial with chants, bull horns and signs that read, "Thank God for IEDs" "God Hates America," "This Soldier Is In Hell," and "God Wanted This Soldier Dead."
This is not a sick joke. The following is exurpted from a story on WCVB in Boston:
"A Marblehead soldier who was killed in Afghanistan is scheduled to be laid to rest, but a group from Kansas is expected to try to disrupt the services and police are on alert for any problems. Staff Sgt. Christoper Piper, 43, served in both Afghanistan and Iraq and was awarded a bronze star for his combat service."
"(The protesters) claim U.S. soldiers like Piper are dying because the country is being punished for its tolerance of what they see as immoral behavior, such as homosexuality. The group protested several weeks ago in Dracut and Lexington, Mass., carrying signs depicting homosexual sex, handing our leaflets with the message "Thank God for IEDs"
One little girl wrote them (the "protesters") regarding the pain they caused another dead soldier's family.
The protesters wrote back "We serve God; not your vulgar dumb ass. So we dont care less what you think. We have one goal: publish. Weve accomplished that goal with you. Have a nice day" (end of letter)
I would name names of these bastards and link to pictures of their vile signs, but JimRob doesn;t want it on FR. I agree with his position. Trust me, they are beyond belief.
These creeps are "protesting" at Sgt. Stewart's funeral at the Park Street Baptist Church, 3901 Park Street North (Park and 39th Ave North, about a mile south of Tyrone Mall) at 11:00 AM on Monday the 4th.
Since they want publicity, they will be there early for the cameras.
There will only be a few of them (they usually fly in from Kansas, but be on the lookout for vehicles with Kansas license plates.)
At some of their prior sick protests, vets and others were able to "convince" the sickos to vacate the area before the family arrived. This is not a call for violence, but I'm sure many of us can be very convincing when we see signs like these.
If any of us really give a damn about the men and women currently serving in harm's way, then this is the least we can do to support them and their families.
Sgt. Stewart volunteered to pay the ultimate price for our freedom. What are we willing to do for him?
Thanks for the ping and the link to the guestbook.
Florida stuff.
"And ran as a Democrat for the state senate in the 60's... Another psycho Democrat."
This guy is no more a product of the Democrats than he is a product of Baptists or Republicans. He's the product of a very sick and diseased mind.
As they are "disappeared", they might take lighter steps.
Psychos predominate in the Democratic party.
Exaggerations like yours make conservatives look like idiots. The majority of Democrats are nothing at all like this guy.
I have signed the guestbook for our family. I hope many will add their blessings and gratitude to Sgt. Stewart and his family.
I think your suspicion has merit.
But .. I was not aware that any "Baptist" church was on it's own. In fact, in the Assembly of GOD churches - you cannot call yourself an AOG church unless you are under the authority of the church organization. You have to apply to the organization to even establish your church.
I'm curious why this is not true for Baptists. Interesting?
Trust me ... the media knows who to vilify when it comes to churches and "religion". The media will NOT highlight that they are an anomaly for a Baptist church. Instead the media will try to have them look like the typical Baptist church that is part of the SBC. The main stream liberal media has no time for Godly people but all the time in the world for disinformation and conveniently vilifying their view of groups - recall "right wing conspiracy" people if you are a conservative. The same thing will happen here. If the SBC issues a statement condemning this, it won't be highlighted either - look at how the main stream liberal media reports on the war in Iraq - same thing - reality means nothing to them. They have an agenda.
Isn't it a beauty? Lol! Kudos to whomever created it!
Houston Freepers:
Was it Fred Phelps who was driving around in a converted schoolbus in 1992, about the time of that year's Southern Baptist Convention? The schoolbus with the loudspeakers and signs with defamatory comments about Ed Young (Second Baptist).
Fred Phelps needs to be exposed as a Democratic operative.
God bless the family of the slain soldier.
I wonder if some truckers could lend a hand for a couple of hours? Parking their 18 wheelers to block out the #*$&&$@()&)!#$)!#$s would shield the family from their signs.
Bump for the afternoon shift.
Look at what this crazy "pastor"'s followers enjoy doing to the American flag at their freak shows...
They should have planned ahead and fed the horses a few gallons of beans.
That's a good idea. The Phelpses are pure garbage. They take cameras with then when they picket and if someone flips them off they get the tag number and harrass the owner. They are dispicable!
Pictures of Phelps & Gore are here:
http://www.lcrga.com/archive/200010251159.shtml
Think this might have made a bigger splash if a Republican was with Phelps?
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