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Fred Phelps Confronted

KAKE TV, Wichita

Wednesday 8 February 2006, 7:04 pm
Keywords: Christian Topics , News Articles

by Jeff Golimowski

KAKE's chief investigative reporter Jeff Golimowski went inside Fred Phelp's world looking for answers.

"God hates america," said Phelps. He offers no apologies. "Tthis country is hellbound, it's hopeless."

Phelps' church isn't a big place. About 60 people were there the Sunday we visited, 30 of them children. His sermon often rambles, he repeats himself, jumps from one topic to the next and is often tough to follow. He includes conspiracy theories and a lot of fire and brimstone.

Phelps views himself as an instrument of God's will, but what drives him to be so outlandish, so hateful?

"Those old baptist preachers delivered me a charge from Isiah 58:1," said Phelps. "Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet and show thy people their transgressions."

We asked Phelps, "Do you preach hate?"

"Not in the perjorative sense I don't," said Phelps. "The truth of the matter is I'm the only one who loves these fags."

Phelps believes by pointing out what he calls the sin of homosexuality, he's fulfilling the Bible's commandment to love thy neighbor, but not letting his sin go unrebuked. "These kissypoo preachers that are telling them they are all right like they are, they don't love them, they hate them," said Phelps.

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