Posts Tagged ‘fred phelps blows goats’

A message for some Californians

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

We’ve had it in place for several years now, and you know somehow the fabric of civilization has not disintegrated. And, you know, I still haven’t heard any argument against gay marriage that isn’t premised on either “God said so” or “Gays are icky” or both.
Also, the best quote I read on this subject today: [...]

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Aside: Phelps again

Monday, September 8th, 2008

As a general rule I am entirely in favour of freedom of speech and thought, and I look askance at any government attempts to curtail them. I can go on for quite a while about how hate speech legislation is probably a mistake, especially in a country where the current government wouldn’t think twice about [...]

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A Litigious Society (is occasionally a plus)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

I believe my thoughts on Fred Phelps and his hateful clan are on record. So, you can probably understand why I’m going to sit on my normal rant about ridiculous jury awards in America, and just enjoy this bit of news:
Jury awards father $11M in funeral case
By ALEX DOMINGUEZ, Associated Press Writer Wed Oct 31, [...]

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