On 10/09/2010 04:31 PM, Ross Sauer -> All wrote:   
    RS> With Fred Phelps' daughter arguing in front of the Supreme Court, (and   
   they   
    RS> had to disinfect the chamber after,) something I wonder about.   
      
   She's not the worst one to set foot there.   
      
    RS> Is Fred Phelps and his brood actually Christian?   
      
   No. It comes down to "what would Jesus do?" He definitely would NOT do what   
   Phelps and his idiot bunch do.   
      
    RS> And please none of this "They aren't true Christian" nonsense either.   
      
   It isn't nonsense. No true Christian would be so hateful.   
      
    RS> Osama Bin Laden is described as a Muslim.   
      
   So what? Are you equating Phelps with bin Laden?   
      
    RS> Meir Kahane was described as a Jew.   
      
   Again, so what?   
      
   It doesn't matter what they are described as, it is their actions that define   
   them.   
      
    RS> Also, should the 1rst Amendment apply to Phelps' stunts?   
      
   Yes, it does. What they do is reprehensible, but it is protected by the 1st   
   Amendment.   
      
    RS> I say it does, since the same people that censor Phelps, can sensor anyone   
    RS> else for any reason.   
      
   Exactly.   
      
   Ed   
      
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