[HANASHIR:1472] Fw: the messages are flying...one more wrinkle

[janeen kobrinsky <janeen...>]

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Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 9:45 PM
Subject: the messages are flying...one more wrinkle


>This was forwarded to me so here goes:
>
>
>> It has come to my attention that "Rev" Fred Phelps, the man behind the
>> infamous www.godhatesfags.com website, has decided to picket Matthew
>> Shepard's funeral on Saturday.  Phelps, supposedly a Christian
>> minister, has desecrated the graves of many such "fags" before,
>> but in the light of the horrific circumstances surrounding Matthew
>> Shepard's death, this particular sacrilege must not occur.  Shepard's
>> parents have already suffered enough -- they do not need Phelps to shout
>> that their son is "burning in Hell" while they watch Matthew's coffin be
>> lowered into his grave.
>>
>> Please, take a moment to protest this evil act by writing Phelps at
>> this address:
>> webmaster (at) godhatesfags(dot)com
>> Don't hesitate to be harsh -- Phelps and his cult are quite arrogant
>> and will not listen to soft or logical reasoning.
>>
>> Then, please forward this email immediately to everyone you know.
>> The nation must literally flood Phelps with protests before he'll even
>> blink.  But most importantly, Phelps and his cult are more likely to
>> suffer legal repercussions if the public fully expresses its outrage.
>> No one's parents deserve to have their child's funeral picketed, least
>> of all after enduring their child's vicious lynching.
>>
>> Thanks to everyone for their time in attending this important matter.
>>
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