Hurray! Church Got Sued & Lost

October 31, 2007 | Filed Under church, culture |

I never thought I would celebrate the day that a church got sued and lost! But yeah to this one!

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  1. kay November 3, 2007 7:34 am

    Wow, so many things ran through my head as I read that article:

    1- I wonder what the chances are that public cemeteries can be declared private property in order to prevent ‘public protests’ of this sort? There has to be a law loophole there somewhere that could help.

    2- It would be nice to think that Westboro might learn some sort of lesson from this, but chances are they’ll believe that this is a sign of their doing right because ‘Christians are persecuted.’

    3- Do they think that ‘God is their enemy’ too?

    4- What the heck happened to Fred Phelps to make him hate gays so much?

    5- It’s easy to summon up loathing for Westboro. It’s my first response. Then I simmer down and remember that these are God’s children too, in all their brokenness. I hope and pray that He moves them in some way to wake up and turn to Him.

  2. Brad Brisco November 3, 2007 8:07 am

    Kay, good words. You are certainly correct about it being “easy to summon up loathing” but you are also correct about praying for them as well. I have to admit I have not done that. The church is in Topeka which is an hour from my home. I also work part-time for a group that is officed in Topeka, so we hear/see a lot about Phelps and his family.

    BTW they certainly haven’t learned anything by this, last night two of the family were on 20/20 and they were up to their usual ways. In fact they were glad this happended because it gives them a bigger platform.

    Thanks for stopping by.