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Phelps to picket (strong stomach needed)
Rayn:
Poetry and Prayers are strong antidotes for situations like the one Mr. Phelps is trying to create and so with just the addition of Heath' s name to the prayer and editing out one one, I offer this one I found, written by John Donne, a great poet's words for the passing of a great actor.
Bring Heathcliff Andrew Ledger, O Lord God, at last awakening,
into the house and gate of heaven,
to enter into that gate, and dwell in that house where there shall be
no darkness nor dazzling, but one equal light;
no noise nor silence, but one equal music;
no fears nor hopes, but one equal possession;
no ends nor beginnings, but one equal eternity;
in the habitation of thy glory and dominion,
world without end. Amen.
Kelda:
--- Quote from: maggiesmommy GayLee on January 26, 2008, 02:34:30 am ---Hi Kelda!! and here is the pix of that sweet little grand daughter & me!
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Gay, I love your profile pic - its so cute!
MaineWriter:
This is from The News, in Australia:
Aussie baptists denounce Ledger picket
January 26, 2008 12:12pm
Article from: AAP
THE Baptist Union of Australia has moved to distance itself from members of a US church who are planning to picket memorial services for Australian actor Heath Ledger.
The Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas said it would protest any memorial held for Ledger in the US because the 28-year-old actor supported homosexuals when he played a gay cowboy in Brokeback Mountain.
Baptist Union of Australia president Reverend Ross Clifford said Australian baptists were not associated with the Westboro church.
He said the thoughts and prayers of Australian baptists were with Ledger's family and friends in their grief and sadness.
"The intention of ... Westboro Baptist Church members to picket the memorial services is completely inappropriate,'' he said.
"Their statements are increasingly extreme and counter-productive.''
Westboro parishioner Shirley Phelps told Sydney radio station 2Day FM she would picket services.
"I'm going to picket him in two places,'' she told 2Day FM.
"I'm going to stand outside of any public memorial service that he has here.
"And then the other place I'm going to picket him is when they prop him up to worship his dead, rotting carcass further at the Oscars. I'll be right outside by the red carpet.''
The church has ruled out travelling to Australia for the funeral.
Ledger's family will hold a private memorial in New York today.
A public remembrance has also been proposed for Los Angeles in the coming days.
Details of any services in Australia have not been released.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23112354-29277,00.html
Kelda:
--- Quote from: MaineWriter on January 26, 2008, 10:11:04 am ---Westboro parishioner Shirley Phelps told Sydney radio station 2Day FM she would picket services.
"I'm going to picket him in two places,'' she told 2Day FM.
"I'm going to stand outside of any public memorial service that he has here.
"And then the other place I'm going to picket him is when they prop him up to worship his dead, rotting carcass further at the Oscars. I'll be right outside by the red carpet.''
The church has ruled out travelling to Australia for the funeral.
Ledger's family will hold a private memorial in New York today.
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ugh.
David:
--- Quote from: Mikaela on January 25, 2008, 07:56:33 pm ---
Isn't there any way to stop them? Can't they be held on charges of disturbing the peace, disturbing public order, child abuse (ref. what has been said here of the small children having to hold indecent posters and what not). Anything - to get them off the streets for that day?
I'm clutching at straws, here.
Is there nothing to do? :'(
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A lot of cities are facing the same problem with Phelps and some other radicals. Phelps even pickets at the funerals of Veterans. Many towns, cities and Veteran organizations have been trying to get laws passed to prevent any picketing or protests at funerals.
Freedom of speech has it limits.
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