God Hates Fags to Protest Matthew Shepard Play
November 4, 2008 by James Hipps · 1 Comment
The radical Kansas “God Hates Fags” church, also know as Westboro Baptist says it will protest a play being put on by students of Grosse Pointe South High School, in Grosse Pointe, Michigan.
The play, entitled “The Laramie Project” is about the torture, beating and death of Matthew Shepard, a gay college student who was killed in Laramie, Wyoming back in 1998.
The church, who have gained attention by protesting the funerals of soldiers, saying they died because God hates fags and that’s why America tolerates fags, are the ones planning to protest the play.
Shirley Phelps-Roper, the founder’s daughter and a member of the church, said they learned about the play from an e-mail.
She stated, “The Laramie Project has a function, it’s to teach rebellion. Teaching rebellion violates the teachings of the Bible.”
The church is planning to send six to 10 protesters to the Nov. 18 performance.
“That weekend seems to be a big weekend for the Laramie Project,” Phelps-Roper said.
South Principal Al Diver has said he will not cancel the production, and would “use any protests as a teaching moment.”
