God Hates Fred

18 November 2008 | 10:53 AM

Few people on this planet are more odious than the preacher Fred Phelps and his band of hateful nutbags at the Westboro Baptist Church. While lots of right-wing religious groups are stridently homophobic, this group’s tactics are so despicable that they make the Catholic Church look like a bunch of Unitarians. It’s never even occurred to me that Phelps actually had a family of his own, but I guess it makes sense that a fire-and-brimstone freakshow like him would attempt to build up his flock in the biblical way. In any case, I happened upon this heartbreaking account of growing up in the Phelps’ household, courtesy of his estranged son, Nate. It’s a fascinating and depressing read. I won’t claim that it gives me more insight into the man and his batshit insanity, but it does give me a more holistic view of just how pervasively crazy and hateful the guy is.

[Via Waxy]

Posted by Andy in Food For Thought