It is hard for me to understand, how evil some people can be. Specially when they also profess to be spokesmen for God. I find it hard to accept that anyone who believes, and I mean truly believes, in God, could spew so much hatred as the Good Reverend Phelps does. It boggles my mind really, when I hear his chants, his denounciations of homosexuals, all in God’s name. Worse, I suppose, is those who follow his teachings, or rantings, might be more apt of a description.
Once again, he has attempted to erect a statue in Casper Wyoming, regarding Mathew Shepard. Once again the town has rejected his hatred. I find it unbelievable that he has so much hate in his heart, that he has totally blocked out what God is about, what his Lord Jesus is supposed to have died for. Yet on he goes, parading and causing pain at Military Funerals, and elsewhere, because of his hatred.
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.” (source)
While he is open about his hatred, it is those who hide that hatred, who couch in politically correct terms, that maybe worry me the most. People like Bush and Pope Benedict, who preach hatred in a way that reaches and touches far more, than the evil mouthings of a Phelps. Even the Democrats are guilty of it, as they cower, afraid to stand up and deny the hatred spewed by people like Bush. Oh sure, they all complain about the Phelps of the world, yet when it comes to actually forcing a stand, of fighting for what is right, what is decent, they cower.
The Mathew Shepard Bill continues to languish in the US Senate, because George Bush threatens to Veto it, (see comment ‘VETO HATE, Not Justice‘) and the Democrats are afraid to raise a fuss about it. Oh they’ll go after Albert Gonzales, because it can score them political points. They’ll push for Amnesty because it could garner them more votes, but when it comes to defending the constitution, to protecting a minority that is unpopular as Gays are, they cower.
At times like this, I wonder if there truly isn’t absolute evil, disguised as Politicians.
