Anti-Gay Minister Promises to Protest Ledger's Funeral

This obviously is a sick person, filled with hate;how in the world he can be a "religious" person is beyond me. This is unfortunately another negative blow toward Christianity in general

The Bible, The Good Book states that " When man lies with man as with womenkind it is an abomination unto God. 'nuff said'. JLF

The actions Fred Phelps have long been misguided. I actually work in the news media and have seen him protest at many events where he should never be. I am a Christian. One thing that I hope to never be is an embarrassment to the name of Jesus Christ and my heavenly Father God. I know it would be easy to do so. Iknow that there are times in my life where I have sinned and faltered in my witness for Christ. I only have His grace and mercy to fall on in these times.

I often wonder why God chose to use His fallen creation to be a witness for Him in this world. I think our biggest problem whether we are Christians or not is that it makes us feel better about ourselves to judge and condemn others.

It's easy to compare myself to many people and think I'm better, saying, "Well at least I didn't kill anyone...," or, "At least I don't abuse children...," etc. Yet, when I compare myself with a perfectly Holy and Righteousness God in Whom there is no blemish or spot - I always fall short and am always reminded of my great need for a Savior.

For those who confess to be Christians and are judgemental, for those who stay away from church because of how they see Christians act, for Christians who think we're pretty fair and balanced, for those who are atheists, or agnostic, WHOEVER... all of mankind must recognize that He is God, He sits on His throne and does whatever He pleases, and that He is perfectly Holy and we are in great need of the forgiveness, grace and mercy He offers to us through His Son Jesus Christ.... because one day every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord - whether they do it willingly or not.

Anyone that would protest the funeral of anyone is evil. They should rot.

Phelps joins a long list of people claiming to be Christians and violating what Jesus taught as recorded in the Gospels. How ironic that he does what Liberals, Progressives, and Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgendered (LGBT) that he rails against do. If Phelps does what Christians are admonished not to do, how is he any worse than others that "proudly" violate scripture while writing books, implementing legislation and marching down mainstreet in parades proclaiming their sexual proclivities?

We need actors like Sean Penn and Alec Baldwin, etc. to go to the funeral and start throwing some punches!

Some of the comments are the reason he will be stopped..not by bloggers but by God. Those that "say" they are called will be judged more harshly. All we have to do is sit back and let God work it out. The Bible was never intended to promote hate or to beat up on someone so taking quotes from the Bible to promote your hateful agenda won't work. KKK tried to promote slavery because of the Bible and you see what happened. You can always take one scripture and make a point but if you don't read what comes before or after that quote your point is moot..sorry "nuff said"..

I agree a funeral is NOT the time or place for a protest... Those folks who are mourning his loss need to be treated kindly and with love and respect. Freedom of speech is not a license to be cruel... Just my thoughts...

This man and his flock are not true christians. True christians do not act that way. To protest at anyone's funeral is just wrong. God will deal with these people.

It's pathetic that Phelp's can even get away with this style of Freedom of Speech. In a world that already has so much on it's plate with issues of hate and cruelty, war and bedlam, etc. etc. This should be a time to give family and friends a time to mourn and grieve in peace. I truly feel sad, and sorry Phelp's and his "followers" can not decipher that what they are doing is making people ill with even the sounds of them.

Amen. And rest in Peace, Heath Ledger.

If the funeral is held within the U.S., I am hopeful that the protest will be considered a hate crime with all members present put behind bars. The right to "peacefully assemble" means just that, peaceful. Shouting words of hate at a funeral is not "peaceful." Quite frankly, this man and his groupies are obviousely simply attention seekers. Anyone who firmly believed in God's word, would also know that it is not their right to cast stones.

I feel like only cowards would do something so vile. I pray for them as they call themselves Christians. But I will continue to pray for this family going through such heartache and loss. This is no time for a protest, nor time for people kicking others while they are down. Not Christian attributes for sure.

"Revenge is the Lord's."

Revenge for what? How has Heath Ledger behaved to incur Phelps' revenge? And, don't give me that tripe about Ledger's playing a gay cowboy. The man is an actor, simply doing his job. If Phelps didn't like the movie, no one held a gun to his head to see it. Sure, the Bible says that homosexuality is an abomination. But, that was a mandate for believers to exercise and practice, not a command to the world of unbelivers. Jesus never ordered His followers to go after the GLBT community to deliver His retribution. Jesus ordered us to preach the GOOD NEWS of His Coming and the Kingdom, and go and sin no more. In turning the other cheek, Jesus mandated that we be the offended, not prosecutable offenders.

Phelps makes a mockery of Christendom with these stupid stunts. Jesus never petulently stalked offending sinners to shame them for their impropriety, nor so outrageously protested the abominations openly that offended Him. Jesus even prayed in private, saying that those who make an open show of their religion are already rewarded with public spectacle. Whose example is Phelps following? Because this is not what Jesus would do to anyone.

"We must love and prey for our enemies and know that God prevails and judges fairly."

'Prey' for our enemies?

The prevalence and judgement of God are sure regardless of our human intervention. What Phelps is doing to appointing himself God's judge, jury, and executioner in a matter that has nothing to do with him. God did not ordain any of us to persecute and derride sinners. These misguided Christian dominionists really need to read the Bible to learn what the real commission of Christ is and how the saints are treat sinners. The sinner is not an enemy on the Lord's battlefield to be vanquished, coverted to a draconian doctrine faithlessly based on dated traditions and dogma, and subsequently deployed as a weapon in the battle against satan and his armies. Christians are not the BORG to which resistence by the sinner is futile. A sinner is a soul to be won to Jesus with Christian love, patience, grace, and mercy.

"We should offer them (Phelps's army) water if they are thirsty and food if they are hungry, in doing this we shall heap burning coals of shame on their heads. Don't let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good (Romans 12:17)."

No, we really need to encourage the Ledger Family to quickly secure a restraining order against the Phelps borg now. It's time we put a cork in this shameful embarrassment to Christendom. We've placated and cajoled this pinhead long enough, too often and most unfortunately to our own consternation. If this intrusive, ignorant, overbearing rascal has to pay his freight through enough legal twists and turns, replete with time in the gray bar inn, his irrelvant 'ministry' will soon go defunct. Phelps is the kind of weed the saints need to starve out of the Lord's vineyard.

I don't know who he is to think that he is able to judge people for things they do, isn't that the Lord's job, how can he put a man down at his own funeral, and expect to gain the Lord's love.

I think that Heath Ledger was a beatiful person, and that he will enter the Pearly Gates before Reverend Fred Phelps.
Heath did nothing wrong in my eyes.
We will all be judged when the time comes.