“Thou hadst a whore’s forehead”.
I have to admit I haven’t heard that one before.
That’s part of a Bible quote that crazy old Fred Phelps pulled out this week as part of his ever-expanding GOD HATES X empire. This week X has been expanded to include Lady Gaga.
I’m sure she’s proud to be in company with all the other things and people Phelps thinks God hates. Like, you know, Canada.
As an aside, reading that chapter in Jeremiah–the one that Phelps is quoting–is kind of a comedy experience for someone like me, especially in the New International version:
Look up to the barren heights and see.
Is there any place where you have not been ravished?
By the roadside you sat waiting for lovers,
sat like a nomad in the desert.
You have defiled the land
with your prostitution and wickedness.
I am especially amused by seeing the passages in context, and seeing who the “you” in question is.
As a second aside, I love that I have the exact right tag for this post.
