Fred Phelps close to death

[Mango Elephant]

Will the movement die out when he is dies?

No. He's been out the WBC for a short while now, but the Church still exists.

 

[Mouthwash]

Presumably because Arab TV movies make a difference between secret agents and soldiers.

Oh, please. Ask any Palestinian girl- they'd love for an IDF soldier to come and 'strip-search' them in their houses.

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[ywhtptgtfo]

Oh, please. Ask any Palestinian girl- they'd love for an IDF soldier to come and 'strip-search' them in their houses.

I am sure female Palestinian lawyers want you to strip search them

 

[Mouthwash]

I am sure female Palestinian lawyers want you to strip search them

They'd better wear their hijab then.

 

[caketastydelish]

Do you actually think being a lawyer requires brains/debate skills of any sort?

Not sure how this turned into an Israel/Palestine thing? Anyway, they're just putting themselves in a position where they can give themselves a lawsuit. Lots of 'attention whore attack lawyers' like that floating around, Jack Thompson was one before he got de-barred.

 

[Formaldehyde]

Wait for someone to picket your loved ones' funerals and see if it bothers you or not.

Lots of things bother me, like the KKK harassing people who aren't white Protestants. But it doesn't make me want to deprive them of their rights.

Do you actually think being a lawyer requires brains/debate skills of any sort?

You could certainly argue you need both to be a good and successful one in many cases.

 

[Evie]

Oh, please. Ask any Palestinian girl- they'd love for an IDF soldier to come and 'strip-search' them in their houses.

For their brain and debate skill, doubtless.

 

[Mouthwash]

You could certainly argue you need both to be a good and successful one in many cases.

This is a bit like saying that you need 'talent' to succeed as a pop star. True, in a sense, but it certainly isn't brains.

 

[Evie]

Please enlighten us, what then does a lawyer need?

 

[caketastydelish]

A law degree?

 

[ywhtptgtfo]

This is a bit like saying that you need 'talent' to succeed as a pop star. True, in a sense, but it certainly isn't brains.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning–Kruger_effect

 

[Evie]

A law degree?

And you were thinking of getting one of those without a brain?

 

[Mouthwash]

And you were thinking of getting one of those without a brain?

I'd imagine that just makes it easier.

 

[Evie]

Even ridiculously smart people have to go sleepless night after sleepless night to get through law (and the bar).

 

[caketastydelish]

And you were thinking of getting one of those without a brain?

There have been plenty of idiots that earned law degrees though.

 

[ywhtptgtfo]

There have been plenty of idiots that earned law degrees though.

There are plenty of idiots earning science degrees as well. Does that mean science doesn't take brains?

I'd imagine that just makes it easier.

There are occupations where higher intellectual processes can be viewed as detrimental to performance. While it may appear the same everywhere due to your conditioning as part of your career development, I can assure you that the far majority of skill-based white collar jobs require a decent amount of intelligence as a prerequisite.

 

[Kaitzilla]

Confirmed by Nathan Phelps, son of Fred Phelps:

... Interestingly, he was ex-communicated from his own church. Wonder if we'll ever hear anything about the specifics of this.

How does somebody get kicked out of a church they founded?

I curious too.

 

[Borachio]

Me too. I can't seem to find any information about why, though.

Poor old Fred! He's 84, you know.

I wonder how much light and happiness he's managed to spread in the world?

 

[civver_764]

Wait for someone to picket your loved ones' funerals and see if it bothers you or not.

It might, but that's on me not them. We shouldn't be in the habit of letting signs and other people's opinions ruin our day.

 

[El_Machinae]

I take no solace or joy in this man's passing. We will not dance upon his grave, nor stand vigil at his funeral holding "God Hates Freds" signs, tempting as it may be.

He was a tormented soul, who tormented so many. Hate never wins out in the end. It instead goes always to its lonely, dusty end.