Ledger Funeral Picketers

So I found these articles on FeastofFools.net a long with a link to one of there podcasts where they interviewed Shirley Phelps one of the worlds most famous anti gay protesters. They also had Out Magazine columnist Josh Kilmer Purcell likes her. He feels she is good for the GLBT community, why? Cause her and her family make gay bashers look bad, really bad and actually HELP GLBT rights. He started a web site called http://phagsforphelps.com/, which pretty much goes over either you are with the gay people, or you are with the Phelps. Love us or hate us, none "love the sinner, hate the sin" bull shit. I think I agree. It very well could be black or white. There are straight people out there or say they are okay or don't care, maybe they are "with" us. Than there are the people who say they don't care, but when someone makes a joke they freak out, I would say they are with the Phelps. But is anything in the world black and white? No. Thats why we have a court system. I do have to agree with the fact that there extreme hate makes gay bashing look bad. I do agree that this could help gay rights move along. I never know if the gay rights fight will end in my lifetime, I hope so. I do not see this ending anytime soon, not even ten years. I see it being a lot better by than, but not over. I reside in Utah and feel that here the gay rights movement is at a crawl, I am sure the bible belt is worse but Utah is not exactly "loving" for the deviant kind. Than again the gay marriage law went up for voting a few years ago and we only lost by like 1 or 2%. Or at lest we where told.

Ledger Funeral Picketer Is A “Big, Fat Whore Bigot”

International News, By Tim D, 24th January, 2008

Just a day after Heath Ledger’s untimely death, the Christian folk at Westboro Baptist Church have said they plan to picket Ledger’s funeral because of his involvement in Brokeback Mountain.

Popular US gay blog Towleroad reports that the Kansas-based ministry plans to raise its profile by picketing “this pervert’s” funeral. “Heath Ledger thought it was great fun defying God Almighty and his plain word… God hates the sordid tacky, bucket of slime seasoned with vomit known as ‘Brokeback Mountain’. Heath Ledger is now in Hell, and has begun serving his eternal sentence there – beside which, nothing else about Heath Ledger is relevant or consequential.”

Westoboro spokeswoman Shirley Phelps was on Sydney radio this morning spreading her message further. Asked by hosts Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O on 2DayFM if Westboro were going to come to Australia to picket his country, her answer was typically Phelps. “I wouldn’t set foot in your filthy country… I’m going stand outside any public memorial that we have here in the US.” Phelps also said her church, comprised of relatives only, would picket the Oscars.

Jackie O said she was “alarmed and disgusted”, angry callers to the station labeled her a “Christian terrorist” but the comment of the day has to go to Sandilands. It’s not often we agree with him, but his last words were priceless: “I’d rather be in hell than be a big, fat, whore bigot like you.”

Amen to that.

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Radical church to picket Ledger memorial

Friday January 25, 2008

By ninemsn staff

A radical American church plans to picket Heath Ledger's memorial service because of his portrayal of a gay cowboy in Brokeback Mountain.

Members of Westboro Baptist Church, known for picketing the funeral of US soldiers who died in Iraq — arguing homosexuals are the cause of the war, said Ledger is now in hell, OK! magazine reports.

"Heath Ledger thought it was great fun defying God Almighty and His plain word; to wit; God Hates Fags! & Fag-Enablers!" the church said in a statement.

"Ergo, God hates the sordid, tacky bucket of slime seasoned with vomit known as Brokeback Mountain and He hates all persons having anything whatsoever to do with it."

The Kansas based group is renowned for their anti-gay stance and run numerous websites such as GodHatesFags.com.

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) said Ledger would forever be remembered for his groundbreaking role as Ennis del Mar in the movie.

"His powerful portrayal changed hearts and minds in immeasurable ways," the association said.

The editor of Sydney's gay and lesbian magazine, SX said the media coverage is just want the group wants.

"I think they're best ignored. The media coverage is what they want. It's disgusting and ridiculous," Brad Johnston said.

"It's needless to say that it's an absolute disgrace."

Reports are suggesting that Ledger's funeral will take place in his hometown of Perth after his body was transferred to New York's Frank E Campbell funeral chapel before the trip.

A memorial service is expected to take place in Hollywood later this week ahead of his burial.

The star was found dead in his Manhattan apartment yesterday and police suspect a drug overdose as the cause of death.

Heath Ledger found dead in NYC

I read this yesterday, it just blew me away. I loved Heath Ledger, only time will tell how this all happened I guess.

By TOM HAYS, Associated Press Writer NEW YORK - Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan apartment, and police said drugs may have been a factor. The Australian-born actor was 28. Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the residence in the tony SoHo neighborhood, NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said. A housekeeper who went to let him know the massage therapist had arrived found him dead at 3:26 p.m.

A large crowd of paparazzi and gawkers began gathering Tuesday evening outside the building on an upscale block, where several police officers guarded the door. Ledger was nominated for an Oscar for "Brokeback Mountain," where he met Michelle Williams in 2005. The two lived together in Brooklyn and had a daughter, Matilda, until they split up last year. Ledger most recently appeared in "I'm Not There," in which he played one of the many incarnations of Bob Dylan — as did Cate Blanchett, whose performance in that film earned an Oscar nomination Tuesday for best supporting actress. Ledger was to appear as the Joker this year in "The Dark Knight," a sequel to 2005's "Batman Begins." He's had starring roles in "A Knight's Tale" and "The Patriot," and played the suicidal son of Billy Bob Thornton in "Monster's Ball." Ledger grew up in Perth, and began doing amateur theater at age 10. At 16, he moved to Sydney to pursue an acting career, quickly landing TV movie roles and guest spots on Australian television. After several independent films and a starring role in the short-lived Fox TV series "Roar," Ledger moved to Los Angeles and costarred in "10 Things I Hate About You," a teen comedy reworking of "The Taming of the Shrew." Offers for other teen flicks came his way, but Ledger turned them down, preferring to remain idle than sign on for projects he didn't like. "It wasn't a hard decision for me," Ledger told the Associated Press in 2001. "It was hard for everyone else around me to understand. Agents were like, `You're crazy,' my parents were like, `Come on, you have to eat.'"