Fred Phelps of Westboro Baptist Church near death

[mazeman]

www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/16/fred-phelps-dying-death-westboro-baptist_n_4974584.html

(my friend posted this)

As a human, I believe he is a sad and hateful man. Hiding behind a warped interpretation of Christianity to spread misery.

I cannot fathom what happened to him to create such a horrible person.

As a Christian, I believe I need to extend him grace.

I am to love him because Christ loves him. His sins are no uglier or dirtier than my own...just different than mine.

I pray that his soul is right with God when he leaves this earth. Not because he deserves it. None of us deserves it.

[KyleEl]

I read about this on another site and was going to post it.

Most people are going to say he can't get into Heaven. I believe he can because he sincerely believed he was doing right. He'll just have a private room so he'll be happy not to have to be around any of "those people". That's a version of the joke where people are taken on a tour and the Methodists are eating and the Baptists are in a room by themselves, so the group has to be very quiet so no one in that room will know anyone else is there.

[AntiArbitrator]

The thought that people can do anything they want and are still worthy as long as they think it is the right thing

...is very scary.

[Deleted]

I heard there are plans to picket his funeral. But instead of with hateful signs, they will be fighting hate with love.
He is a sick man and I have no sympathy for him.