For those who were upset/incensed/blinded-by-hate after reading about the Reverend Phelps' proposed monument of hatred in Casper, WY, you can sleep better knowing that Casper unanimously shot him down.
More than anyone else on the planet, Phelps make my brain *itch*. Poor Casper. This is probably the only time in my life I have supported leaving a monument to the Ten Commandments on government land.
"God puts His word in man's heart. God is within every Christian," Smith said. "These preachers of hate, I don't understand. Christ took us as we were."
This was totally unsuprising. Phelps is an egomaniac who makes outrageous statements to get media coverage: there was no chance that Casper would let his "memorial" get put up.
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Date: 2003-10-29 12:47 pm (UTC)It's nice that, at least on paper, the majority of the people in that town really *do* understand the original point of Christianity.
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Date: 2003-10-29 05:29 pm (UTC)Man, I love Christians when they THINK.
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