'Rev.' Fred Phelps wants to build statue "dedicated" to Matt Shepard in Casper, Wyoming...

(Casper, Wyoming) The City of Casper, Wyoming has rejected an offer from anti-gay preacher Fred Phelps to erect a statue dedicated to Matthew Shepard...

Phelps offered to build the statue in Casper's Monument Plaza which was dedicated earlier this month. The park features monuments to Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, the Magna Carta, the Mayflower Compact, the Ten Commandments and the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution.

Phelps' proposed a monument that would have been 5 to 6 feet tall and made of marble or granite. It would have had a bronze plaque bearing the image of Shepard and have an inscription reading "MATTHEW SHEPARD, Entered Hell October 12, 1998, in Defiance of God's Warning: 'Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind; it is abomination.' Leviticus 18:22."

"Casper's historic monument plaza is a collection of documents that are the underpinning and foundation of our law," Mayor Kate Sarosy wrote in a reply to Phelps. "Your monument is simply religious in character, based on your personal religious beliefs regarding Matthew Shepard, and bears no historical significance to the foundation of the law for our country. As such, the city cannot place your monument on city property without violating the establishment clause of the United States Constitution."...

Phelps and his followers have not ruled out taking the city to court.

http://365gay.com/Newscon07/07/072707phelps.htm


Matthew Wayne Shepard
(December 1, 1976 – October 12, 1998)

Haters like Phelps will only get justice if we give it to them.

I'd start buying all the land around Phelps' church and put up a gay theme park.

Dear friend, the "church" of this maniac isn't anything more than a dozen family members on an insane crusade.

If I had the time, one of my hit list items would be to pull the 501(c) right out from under his ass...

desecration of the funeral... Sad, sad, sad.

Rest in Peace Matthew. The universe (god or the flying spaghetti monster with his noodley appendages) does NOT make "mistakes".

surprised when he wakes up and finds himself in Hell!

I like the mayor's response.

he'll send his daughter to trot out his grandkids out to cover for his lazy ass.
the old bigot rarely leaves the family compound these days.

Does he really think he's doing God's work? Seems to me he's more a disciple of Satan.

:grr: :argh: :banghead:

I'm thinking something like Fred Phelps being sodomized by Jesus...

wears polyester blend clothing? Does he eat shellfish or perhaps a cheeseburger? I believe these are also labeled "an abomination". Maybe we need to suggest he build monuments in front of every Red Lobster and every fabric shop in the country.

I'd bet any amount of money that Phelps is stalking Topeka's public restrooms with $20 and a toothbrush in his pocket.

damn a sweet young man to hell? Well, Phelps, I can do the same to you for being a vicious hatemonger.

Long live Matthew Shepard in our hearts.