Posted on 03/19/2014 12:58:04 PM PDT by celmak
The founder of Westboro Baptist Church, Fred Phelps, notorious for leading hateful protests against gay rights, is actually a Democrat with long history of endorsing Democratic candidates.
On Tuesday, Politico provided some background on Phelps' political history, most of which saw him endorsing Democrat candidates and running for office a number of times as a Democrat. In the 1990's, Phelps ran in three Kansas Democratic primaries for Governor in 1990, 1994, and 1998, receiving only 15% of the vote. He also ran for Senator in 1992, receiving 31% of the vote, and for mayor of Topeka in 1993 and 1997.
Phelp's endorsed Al Gore for the 1988 Presidential candidacy due to his opposition to a "gay bill of rights" and comments that homosexuality wasn't something "society should affirm." Phelps and his congregation later picketed the 1997 inaugural ceremony after he switched his opinions on gay rights. He also endorsed Bill Clinton in 1992.
In 1997, Phelps wrote a letter to Saddam Hussein, praising him for being "the only Muslim state that allows the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to be freely and openly preached on the streets." Hussein then granted Phelps permission to send a delegation to "preach the Gospel" for one week. Church congregates then traveled to Iraq where they protested the U.S. by standing on the streets of Baghdad holding signs condemning Bill and Hillary Clinton.
Phelps has also led protests against the funerals of Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater, and William Rehnquist.
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Wherever one finds hatred, there will be a Democrat close by.
Wow! This is too funny.
I am sure it will be all over MSM.
Please show me where you have seen this before - besides on a conservative site.
A false pastor, whose hate filled tirades against the military, going to military funerals and shouting his hate will only get him a warm place in hell if he does not repent.
SCORE !!!
Phelps is a hate-filled democrat (like many liberals and progressives these days).
Well pardon me for not being part of your upper crust! Please show me where you found this information? Did you see it or share it here at Free Republic? Have you seen it in any sites that were not conservative?
It was her on FR when Phelps first started protesting GI funnerals during the
Iraq War.
Maybe so, but I have not seen it post of late, and it bears repeating. As you can see, many of the post here are surprised to see this information.
Check out http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1346885/posts expecially its reply #5.
And his is a church in the same way that Jeremiah Wright’s was. Thanks celmak.
WHO the HELL didn’t KNOW that?????
I want to know if he was paid by democrats...
I want to know if he was paid by democrats...
I grew up in a "Democrat" family and we switched to Repuublican thanks to "King Franklin the First" winning his fourth term.
I see the bigot definition now applying primarily to religious bigots ... because I was once one ... big time ... and I made up for it, thankfully, in time - in later years.
It is hard for me to separate bigot from the Democrats who KNOW that humans are causing Global Cooling (1970’s), Global Warming, Climate Change or SOMETHING that means I need to pay more taxes!
It is hard for me to separate bigot from the Democrats who see EVERYTHING that Obama is doing to the American dream, economy, military, etc..., yet they support him 200%!
It is hard for me to separate bigot from the Democrats who are quick to bash Christians on every chance they get.
There absolutely are religious bigots, but they do that with at least something that supports their faiths (the Bible); however, Democrats latch onto whatever makes them “feel” good, usually without ANYTHING to support their delusional grasp. To me, THAT is a bigot - someone with no rationale for their beliefs.
Obviously quite a number of people - AND IT BEARS REPEATING !!!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/821737/posts
But like I stated - it bears repeating - that he is a Democrat because, as you can see from some of these post, not enough people know. Please pass me more info so I can repeat it again, Ten to one, a new lurker will be enlightened.
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