Wonder which way Denver will vote - for the gay-bashers or for civil rights...
From ProgressNow:
This weekend, Fred Phelps is coming to Denver for a whirlwind tour of bile, vitriol, hate, and potty-mouth antics. And I couldn't be happier.
Fred Phelps, in case you didn't know, is the religious extremist version of the professional accident victim. He and his children and their demon spawn make a living off of the first amendment lawsuits they file when police departments, city councils, and legislatures cross the line of restricting Phelps's free speech rights. The Phelps klan drive around the country staging "protests" at the funerals of gay people, in front of state houses and city buildings, and, more recently, the funerals of soldiers.
This weekend he'll be staging appearances at the state legislature, at the Matt Shepard Foundation dinner, and at a handful of churches around the city. "God hates Matt Shepard and is now tormenting him with fire brimstone in Hell, his mother Judy and all associated with the Foundation - all of whom will eventually join Matt in Hell," says his press release. "This evil witch raised her son for the devil and Hell," he says of Judy Shepard....
Apparently completely unbeknownst to Phelps, the state legislature is currently considering the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Responsibilities referendum this week. Today, in fact, it is scheduled for a vote in the House Appropriations Committee, and could see passage on the House and Senate floor as early as next week.
