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transplant99 · 03-02-2005, 10:43 AM

Holy smokes it is truly hard to fathom that people like this are still in the public conscience.

"That's my job -- to preach this stuff and to strive against sin," Phelps said Tuesday, describing homosexuality as a "filthy lifestyle."

Phelps has long been a fierce foe of gay rights. His church has picketed the funerals of AIDS victims for more than a decade. His protest outside the 1998 funeral for Matthew Shepherd, the gay college student beaten to death in Wyoming, led to his portrayal in the play "The Laramie Project."

Embarrassing

03-02-2005, 10:43 AM	#1
transplant99 Fearmongerer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign. Exp:	Holy smokes it is truly hard to fathom that people like this are still in the public conscience. "That's my job -- to preach this stuff and to strive against sin," Phelps said Tuesday, describing homosexuality as a "filthy lifestyle." Phelps has long been a fierce foe of gay rights. His church has picketed the funerals of AIDS victims for more than a decade. His protest outside the 1998 funeral for Matthew Shepherd, the gay college student beaten to death in Wyoming, led to his portrayal in the play "The Laramie Project." Embarrassing