WBC: The Only "True" Christians Left?

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http://godhatesfags.com/reports/2006033 ... ne-lie.pdf

If there's one thing that most atheists and the Westboro Baptist Church can agree upon, it's that the God of the Bible is a cruel, sadistic, hateful, wrathful being who hates most of his creation. The only difference is, they actually believe in him   .

The WBC is regarded as a fringe group, with pretty much Fred Phelp's family being the only members (along with a few other crazies), but I think they're one of the only, if not the only, Christian sect following God's word the closest.

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http://godhatesfags.com/reports/20060331_god-loves-everyone-lie.pdf

If there's one thing that most atheists and the Westboro Baptist Church can agree upon, it's that the God of the Bible is a cruel, sadistic, hateful, wrathful being who hates most of his creation. The only difference is, they actually believe in him   .

The WBC is regarded as a fringe group, with pretty much Fred Phelp's family being the only members (along with a few other crazies), but I think they're one of the only, if not the only, Christian sect following God's word the closest.

I can't believe it's taken Atheism so long to figure this out.  To think, it only took one crazy family to bring this about.
Good for you, LS.

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In WBC's collective mind, they are the only Christian church. Seriously. They despise anyone, including all other Christians, who do not believe EXACTLY as they do. It is in their own literature and published tenets.

They no more represent Christianity than an atheist does. One thing most atheists need to keep in mind is that people are people everywhere, and that Christians are, for the vast majority, just people who happen to have certain beliefs in matters spiritual and that they are good people. Humanity is humanity everywhere. You have individuals who can lead people away from ethical and moral stability. WBC has leaders that have done that. World leaders have done that. Atheists, Christians, Pagans, Muslims, and unclassifiable leaders have done that.

WBC makes me sick to my stomach, but believe me, they make everyone sick, including Christians.

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I can't believe it's taken Atheism so long to figure this out.  To think, it only took one crazy family to bring this about.
Good for you, LS.

Figure what out?

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In WBC's collective mind, they are the only Christian church. Seriously. They despise anyone, including all other Christians, who do not believe EXACTLY as they do. It is in their own literature and published tenets.

They no more represent Christianity than an atheist does. One thing most atheists need to keep in mind is that people are people everywhere, and that Christians are, for the vast majority, just people who happen to have certain beliefs in matters spiritual and that they are good people. Humanity is humanity everywhere. You have individuals who can lead people away from ethical and moral stability. WBC has leaders that have done that. World leaders have done that. Atheists, Christians, Pagans, Muslims, and unclassifiable leaders have done that.

WBC makes me sick to my stomach, but believe me, they make everyone sick, including Christians.

i agree. What I'm saying is that, from what I can tell, the WBC is following the Bible more closely than any other group of Christians.

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In WBC's collective mind, they are the only Christian church. Seriously. They despise anyone, including all other Christians, who do not believe EXACTLY as they do. It is in their own literature and published tenets.

They no more represent Christianity than an atheist does. One thing most atheists need to keep in mind is that people are people everywhere, and that Christians are, for the vast majority, just people who happen to have certain beliefs in matters spiritual and that they are good people. Humanity is humanity everywhere. You have individuals who can lead people away from ethical and moral stability. WBC has leaders that have done that. World leaders have done that. Atheists, Christians, Pagans, Muslims, and unclassifiable leaders have done that.

WBC makes me sick to my stomach, but believe me, they make everyone sick, including Christians.

i agree. What I'm saying is that, from what I can tell, the WBC is following the Bible more closely than any other group of Christians.

*my emphasis above*
Figured what out?  I can't believe you figured out our (Christian's) little secret.  Damn...now we'll have to think of a new one.
Kudos to you, though.

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*my emphasis above*
Figured what out?  I can't believe you figured out our (Christian's) little secret.  Damn...now we'll have to think of a new one.
Kudos to you, though.

What secret? I figured out a secret? Huh. Cool.

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*my emphasis above*
Figured what out?  I can't believe you figured out our (Christian's) little secret.  Damn...now we'll have to think of a new one.
Kudos to you, though.

What secret? I figured out a secret? Huh. Cool.

Yes you did!  You single-handedly figured out that WBC is the flagship of all Christianity.  And here we thought no Atheist would see this, at least for a few more decades.

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Yes you did!  You single-handedly figured out that WBC is the flagship of all Christianity.  And here we thought no Atheist would see this, at least for a few more decades.

No. I said they follow the Bible better.

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Yes you did!  You single-handedly figured out that WBC is the flagship of all Christianity.  And here we thought no Atheist would see this, at least for a few more decades.

No. I said they follow the Bible better.

...from what you can tell.

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...from what you can tell.

Is your opinion somehow better than mine?

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...from what you can tell.

Is your opinion somehow better than mine?

On what subject?

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From this thread.

And you insist on emphasizing that you perceive that I emphasized that Christians are hypocrites. Interesting.

I do believe that Christians are deluded. They're not all without logic, obviously.

Just the ones that don't belong to the WBC...then?

Stop making straw men.

In light of this thread, how have I misrepresented your position?

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From this thread.

And you insist on emphasizing that you perceive that I emphasized that Christians are hypocrites. Interesting.

I do believe that Christians are deluded. They're not all without logic, obviously.

Just the ones that don't belong to the WBC...then?

Stop making straw men.

In light of this thread, how have I misrepresented your position?

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Apparently, both Fred Phelps and Terry Jones have been banned from the UK:
http://www.gainesville.com/article/2011 ... l&tc=pgall

Terry Jones, the pastor at the 30-member Dove World Outreach Center in northwest Gainesville, is banned from entering the United Kingdom, where he was scheduled to hold anti-Islam rallies next month, the British government announced Wednesday.

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Last year, the BBC reported that Fred Phelps and his daughter, Shirley Phelps-Roper, from the controversial Westboro Baptist Church, were also banned from Britain.

"Both these individuals have engaged in unacceptable behaviour by inciting hatred against a number of communities," a government spokesman said at the time.

Hmmm.... ok, so how can we ban them in the US?