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If the Phelps crowd didn't get publicity, they'd have to stop. But in Utah, I'm sure they believe they're "preaching to the choice".
The Salt Lake Tribune has been embedding any references to the protests farther down in its more positive stories about the funeral. The Deseret News, however, has been explicitly writing stories directly about this protest.
On KSL Radio, you had Doug Wright on Thursday saying, "These hateful, bitter people only want one thing: attention." Then he turned around and invited his listeners to visit Westboro's Web site, godhatesfags.org.
I suppose part of the true irony is that the LDS Church is turning around and making money off a Baptist group hating President Hinckley by splashing these headlines and comments out there.
I, however, like the approach of the other media outlets to dealing with a group that while newsworthy, deserves so little of the heightened attention the Deseret News is giving them.
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One needs to realize that Westboro Baptist is made up Phelps family members solely. Thankfully their message of hate doesn't attract others.
I have read 100's of articles on this "church," not one, even those written but the spokesperson, Fred's lawyer daughter, has ever mentioned any service the group performs. No one is fed, clothed, inspired, loved, by these people. What a contrast to the man remembered this day.
Its like the LDS church trying to shake the perception that they are not a part of the group in Colorado City. Now matter what happens it will always be brought up when they hit the news and the defense starts all over again.
Isn't it great that we belong to an organisation that we don't debate who is going to be the next president? That is a testament that we belong to something that came from the Master himself.
I am also an LDS member living in the South, and while the Southern Baptists here have contempt for the Westboro spawn, they also have contempt for us. I hear it every day at work, I see it in the news papers, I hear it on the radio, and I see it in the signs over Baptists, "Find out what the Mormons REALLY believe, Friday night, 8 pm, $20".
If people think just because you belong to a church that you are a Christian, then they better find out what the word Christian really means.
Thank you Heavenly Father for the life of Gordon B. Hinckley. May he have eternal rest and peace with his wife and a loving Heavenly Father.