Hello Guys
Well I finally found the cable for my digital camera, so I can post one of the pics I took of the Patriot Guard.
The full story of the Phelpsqaeda no-show is detailed here:
Threatened Protest Doesn't Materialize... In the article, Margie Phelps (another of the cult leader's daughters) blatantly lies yet again stating that they didn't show up because:
"Westboro targets “pep rallies” where — as she put it — the media, families and others make a spectacle of a death.
“When the family stops using (a funeral) as a public platform we feel we should try to honor that,” Phelps said during a telephone interview."The above is to put it mildly, a crock. The Phelpasees simply get a list of military KIA funerals and then
send out press releases indicating that they will be there to protest. It is
their intention to draw the press to the funeral. When the family strongly indicates that the press will be kept out and the local press and law enforcement concur then these ghouls have no reason to attend. For them, causing anguish to the family is just an added bonus, what they want most of all is media attention. They are about as craven as it gets, if they can't be assured of getting on TV, they don't bother going - now there's a deeply held principial conviction, eh?
As for protesting at Phelps funerals, I believe the Patriot guard has it right, they hold them to be beneath contempt and utterly refuse to interact with them. Personally, I would say that for Christians the prevailing principle must be
"Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men"(Romans 12:17) and therefore sinking to their level by doing the same evil must be avoided. Additionally, be assured that as Paul tells us:
"Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says the Lord." (Romans 12:19) In that sense, knowing that Christ's words in
Matthew 7:15-23 seem particularly applicable to Fred and his cult, I can do nothing but feel pity for them and pray that their eyes will be opened and that they will from this evil caricature of the faith.
Anyway, here are Ronnie and Joe, retirees and vets who made the ride from Albemarle in 100 Degree heat to honor the Dickinson family, as Ronnie said
"Well we do it because it's the last thing we can do for them."
