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Cali Coug · 01-30-2008, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by UtahDan

In 1977 Evel Knievel savagely beat his former promoter Sheldon Saltman with a baseball bat leaving the man unconscious and with an arm broken so badly that multiple surgeries and permanent plates were necessary for him to regain the use of it. This because Saltman had published a book which accused Knievel of beating his wife and children. Knievel ultimately spent 6 months in jail on that charge.

Sometime in the late 90's when I was living in SLC I heard Jim Rome interview him on the radio and (I'm paraphrasing) Rome asked him if he had any regrets. He said that he had one and related the above story. Rome then says, so you regret having beaten this man. Knievel says, no he deserved it but I should never have done it myself, I should have sent someone to do it.

LOL! Funny story. Arch seems fit- let's send him.

Clark Addison · 01-30-2008, 12:33 PM

For those not familiar with Fred Phelps and his congregation, they are not a church in any normal sense of the word. Their only concern is homosexuality, and they will protest anywhere they can get publicity, most famously funerals of servicemen and women, but also 9/11 events, funerals of the Minneapolis bridge collapse and, really, any other place where there will be reporters. As Mike said, GBH's funeral is an odd place to protest, as, for better or worse, you would hardly call him a gay-enabler, but there will be a media presence there, so off they go.

Maybe they are also upset that Mormons have been preaching tolerance and love toward Gay people. Fred is not in the "Hate the sin, love the Sinner" camp. He is more like a "Hate the sin, hope the sinner dies a terrible death, then laugh at him as he goes to Hell" kind of guy. I'm just guessing, though. I can't acces his website at work.

His congregation is not large, and almost all of them are family members of Phelps, so this is not a huge movement.

ute4ever · 01-30-2008, 05:27 PM

So in a conflict of interests, the protestors were given a permit to protest on the southeast corner of the conference center.

Meanwhile, the church announced that tickets to the funeral will be distributed on a first-come basis, beginning at 9am, with the line to begin at the north gate of temple square. The Salt Lake Tribune expects people to start lining up Friday night.

So in other words, those waiting for funeral tickets will be only 100 feet away from the protestors, having to listen to their drivel for hours.

Goatnapper'96 · 01-30-2008, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ute4ever

So in a conflict of interests, the protestors were given a permit to protest on the southeast corner of the conference center.

Meanwhile, the church announced that tickets to the funeral will be distributed on a first-come basis, beginning at 9am, with the line to begin at the north gate of temple square. The Salt Lake Tribune expects people to start lining up Friday night.

So in other words, those waiting for funeral tickets will be only 100 feet away from the protestors, having to listen to their drivel for hours.

I see many vagina punches being doled out around Temple Square.

DANITES UNITE!!!! But save one for hyrum......

mpfunk · 01-30-2008, 05:48 PM

If you want to see what these people are all about watch this.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...88146858417528

It is long but very interesting. These are horrible hate filled people.

SeattleUte · 01-30-2008, 05:53 PM

I woudn't pay any attention to lunatic fringers like this. They don't represent any segment of society that matters. You might as well stop and debate with some addled homeless person shouting gibberish.

myboynoah · 01-30-2008, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by SeattleUte

I woudn't pay any attention to lunatic fringers like this. They don't represent any segment of society that matters. You might as well stop and debate with some addled homeless person shouting gibberish.

Yeah, they hate everybody. There's nothing special about this hate.

SteelBlue · 01-30-2008, 06:34 PM

This group is the reason the Patriot Guard was created. The Patriot Guard are motorcyclists from all over the country who ride to the funerals of servicemen and stand between the funeral and these exact same protestors, making a human wall of badassedness to keep the funeral goers from having to see the protestors. They are often a rough looking crowd, but I've been very impressed with them and the fact that they do it at every funeral. I wouldn't be surprised see them do it at Hinckley's funeral. I'm sure there's a Utah contingent.

SoCalCoug · 01-30-2008, 06:34 PM

According to their website, their protest of Pres. Hinckley's funeral is in retaliation for the LDS doctrine of "As man now is, God once was; as God now is, man may become." And to make it clear to the funeral-goers that Pres. Hinckley is now in Hell for believing that heresy.

malapert · 01-30-2008, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by SteelBlue

...a human wall of badassedness to keep the funeral goers from having to see the protestors.

That mental image made me smile. Well done Steel.

01-30-2008, 05:53 PM	#16
SeattleUte fairlds.org Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 10,665	I woudn't pay any attention to lunatic fringers like this. They don't represent any segment of society that matters. You might as well stop and debate with some addled homeless person shouting gibberish. __________________ Interrupt all you like. We're involved in a complicated story here, and not everything is quite what it seems to be. —Paul Auster

01-30-2008, 06:34 PM	#19
SoCalCoug Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Orange County, California Posts: 3,059	According to their website, their protest of Pres. Hinckley's funeral is in retaliation for the LDS doctrine of "As man now is, God once was; as God now is, man may become." And to make it clear to the funeral-goers that Pres. Hinckley is now in Hell for believing that heresy. __________________ Get your stinking paws off me, you damned, dirty Yewt! "Now perhaps as I spanked myself screaming out "Kozlowski, say it like you mean it bitch!" might have been out of line, but such was the mood." - Goatnapper "If you want to fatten a pig up to make the pig MORE delicious, you can feed it almost anything. Seriously. The pig is like the car on Back to the Future. You put in garbage, and out comes something magical!" - Cali Coug

01-30-2008, 12:33 PM	#12
Clark Addison Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 638	For those not familiar with Fred Phelps and his congregation, they are not a church in any normal sense of the word. Their only concern is homosexuality, and they will protest anywhere they can get publicity, most famously funerals of servicemen and women, but also 9/11 events, funerals of the Minneapolis bridge collapse and, really, any other place where there will be reporters. As Mike said, GBH's funeral is an odd place to protest, as, for better or worse, you would hardly call him a gay-enabler, but there will be a media presence there, so off they go. Maybe they are also upset that Mormons have been preaching tolerance and love toward Gay people. Fred is not in the "Hate the sin, love the Sinner" camp. He is more like a "Hate the sin, hope the sinner dies a terrible death, then laugh at him as he goes to Hell" kind of guy. I'm just guessing, though. I can't acces his website at work. His congregation is not large, and almost all of them are family members of Phelps, so this is not a huge movement.

01-30-2008, 05:27 PM	#13
ute4ever I must not tell lies Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,103	So in a conflict of interests, the protestors were given a permit to protest on the southeast corner of the conference center. Meanwhile, the church announced that tickets to the funeral will be distributed on a first-come basis, beginning at 9am, with the line to begin at the north gate of temple square. The Salt Lake Tribune expects people to start lining up Friday night. So in other words, those waiting for funeral tickets will be only 100 feet away from the protestors, having to listen to their drivel for hours.

01-30-2008, 05:48 PM	#15
mpfunk Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,619	If you want to see what these people are all about watch this. http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...88146858417528 It is long but very interesting. These are horrible hate filled people.

01-30-2008, 06:34 PM	#18
SteelBlue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norcal Posts: 5,821	This group is the reason the Patriot Guard was created. The Patriot Guard are motorcyclists from all over the country who ride to the funerals of servicemen and stand between the funeral and these exact same protestors, making a human wall of badassedness to keep the funeral goers from having to see the protestors. They are often a rough looking crowd, but I've been very impressed with them and the fact that they do it at every funeral. I wouldn't be surprised see them do it at Hinckley's funeral. I'm sure there's a Utah contingent.