"Fred Phelps of the Westboro Church was a huckster who gained notoriety
because his over 20 years of 'hate' vigils fulfilled a desired
stereotype of conservative Evangelicals. His sordid contribution to
history is that he amplified the Kulturkampf against Christian faith and
ethics in public life by helping to portray them as intrinsically
hateful. Christian teachings and Christian social witness must now even
more deeply, thoughtfully and boldly proclaim a Christian and natural
law based anthropology that explains God's gifts of marriage, family,
the two genders, and each person as God's image bearer. There are many
political, cultural and spiritual battles ahead. Fighting them may be a
little easier in the absence of Fred Phelps." - Mark Tooley, head of
the Institute on Religion & Democracy, via press release.
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