Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 09:56:54 -1000 From: Mia H H Lam Subject: Fwd: Fred Phelps and Matthew Shepard (fwd) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 07:25:38 -1000 From: ethel.n.gamboa@ac.com To: aplb@QueerNet.ORG Subject: Fwd: Fred Phelps and Matthew Shepard Please take a little time to read and respond. This idiot must not get away with this. Subject: Fred Phelps and Matthew Shepard >It has come to my attention that "Rev" Fred Phelps, the man behind the >infamous www.godhatesfags.com website, has decided to picket Matthew >Shepard's funeral on Saturday. Phelps, supposedly a Christian >minister, has desecrated the graves of many such "fags" before, but in >the light of the horrific circumstances surrounding Matthew Shepard's >death, this particular sacrilege must not occur. Shepard's parents >have already suffered enough -- they do not need Phelps to shout that >their son is "burning in Hell" while they watch Matthew's coffin be >lowered into his grave. >Please, take a moment to protest this evil act by writing Phelps at >this address: >webmaster@godhatesfags.com >Don't hesitate to be harsh -- Phelps and his cult are quite arrogant and will not listen to soft or logical reasoning. >Then, please forward this email immediately to everyone you know. The nation must literally flood Phelps with protests before he'll even blink. But most importantly, Phelps and his cult are more likely to suffer legal repercussions if the public fully expresses its outrage. No one's parents deserve to have their child's funeral picketed, least of all after enduring their child's vicious lynching. >Thanks to everyone for their time in attending this important matter. > >Matt >CoChair >Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Student Union University of Florida > lgbsu@grove.ufl.edu > http://grove.ufl.edu/~lgbsu (352) 392-1665 ext. 310 n n n n ********** To post, send mail to aplb@queernet.org. To unsubscribe, send mail to majordomo@queernet.org; put a line saying unsubscribe aplb in the body. (This may fail if your address has changed since you signed up; if so, or for other assistance, contact aplb-approval@queernet.org.)