Phelps' Filth

A lot of blogs have been mentioning the latest disgusting stunts pulled by Fred Phelps and his "church". Lee Anne Millinger linked to this post by Gary Petersen, who condemns Phelps' hate-filled actions and message. Today, blogs4God mentions Westboro Baptist Church in this piece about how not to present the Gospel to people. Dean Esmay recently posted about Phelps, and wondered if people might be giving him exactly what he wants -- attention.

Yes, Phelps does know how to get attention. And the media is all too willing to give it to him and his "church", which is really a hate group. At the risk of giving Phelps more attention, I think it's important for Christians to speak out against this man's evil. Unfortunately, there are those who want to believe that Phelps is representative of what Christians think and believe.

As pointed out in this post by Bene Diction, in the comments to Lee Anne's post I mentioned this unauthorized biography of Phelps: Addicted to Hate. It makes for deeply disturbing reading. His congregation is made up almost entirely of his children and grandchildren. Addicted to Hate explains why this is the case, and why these family members continue to follow him.