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Religion and Ethics Discussion => Christian Topic => Topic started by: Steve H on March 20, 2021, 05:48:33 PM

Title: The British Fred Phelps.
Post by: Steve H on March 20, 2021, 05:48:33 PM: What a prize arsehole. The only significant difference between him and Fred "God hates fags" Phelps is that Green, regrettably, is still alive.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/meet-stephen-green-right-wing-christian-voice-leader-who-went-homophobic-tirade-against-stephen-fry-and-benedict-cumberbatch-10039270.html
Title: Re: The British Fred Phelps.
Post by: Steve H on March 20, 2021, 05:59:02 PM: Not surprisingly, he's an anti-vaccine, anti-lockdown idiot. (https://www.facebook.com/Christian-Voice-UK-365831150158079/)
Title: Re: The British Fred Phelps.
Post by: Roses on March 20, 2021, 06:21:00 PM: A very nasty piece of work. >:(
Title: Re: The British Fred Phelps.
Post by: Owlswing on March 20, 2021, 10:08:44 PM: I wonder how many more people will give up being Christian because of him?!

Owlswing

)O(
Title: Re: The British Fred Phelps.
Post by: Robbie on March 21, 2021, 10:53:01 AM: Is he a Christian? I wouldn't have thought so. He's a fanatical bigot that's for sure.
Title: Re: The British Fred Phelps.
Post by: Roses on March 21, 2021, 11:27:33 AM: I doubt Jesus would have wanted that unpleasant excuse for a human in his club!
Title: Re: The British Fred Phelps.
Post by: Aruntraveller on March 21, 2021, 12:45:09 PM: Quote from: Robbie on March 21, 2021, 10:53:01 AM
Is he a Christian? I wouldn't have thought so. He's a fanatical bigot that's for sure.

He says he is. So he must be.

Pesky thing this self definition lark.
Title: Re: The British Fred Phelps.
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on March 21, 2021, 12:54:05 PM: Quote from: Trentvoyager on March 21, 2021, 12:45:09 PM
He says he is. So he must be.

Pesky thing this self definition lark.
Only if you identify with it?
I hear they are going to introduce it into Biology and several cephalopod species apparently wish to identify as Swiss accountants.
Title: Re: The British Fred Phelps.
Post by: Owlswing on March 21, 2021, 02:38:05 PM: Quote from: DePfeffelred the Ovenready on March 21, 2021, 12:54:05 PM

Only if you identify with it?
I hear they are going to introduce it into Biology and several cephalopod species apparently wish to identify as Swiss accountants.

I hope you don't class the above as humour!

Owlswing

)O(
Title: Re: The British Fred Phelps.
Post by: Steve H on March 21, 2021, 03:45:07 PM: A Christian is someone who believes certain propositions. If he believes them, he's a Christian. Christian belief ought to make one a better person, but that's not the essence of it. Therefore, I think he is a Christian, though emphatically not the kind I want anything to do with.
Title: Re: The British Fred Phelps.
Post by: Roses on March 21, 2021, 03:57:21 PM: Religion should make you a better person, sadly it sometimes has the opposite effect. :o
Title: Re: The British Fred Phelps.
Post by: Steve H on March 21, 2021, 08:13:21 PM: To be fair, Green would probably have been a vicious, bigoted twunt even if he was an atheist. He just has that kind of personality.
Title: Re: The British Fred Phelps.
Post by: Roses on March 22, 2021, 12:11:34 PM: Quote from: will.i.eckaslike on March 21, 2021, 08:13:21 PM
To be fair, Green would probably have been a vicious, bigoted twunt even if he was an atheist. He just has that kind of personality.

You are probably right.