On
17 April 2004, Washburn University (Topeka, Kansas) hosted a lecture on
Fred Phelps and his theology of hatred toward homosexual persons. The
speaker was Rev. John Rankin, who debated Mr. Phelps in Casper, Wyoming
in October 2002. At the Washburn lecture, Rev. Rankin read his opening
statement from the debate, outlining several ways in which Mr. Phelps'
beliefs deviate from Scripture on its own terms and from the biblical
God of love.
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is the elixir of his life and he’s made an idol
out of that. He is serving a false god and he is serving
a pagan deity. He is hypocritical at fourteen levels I
outlined today, inconsistent with the Scriptures. Now
I can’t pass judgment on the destiny of his soul.
But still, the point is I can say honestly I’ve
never met a person who is more a son of hell than Fred
Phelps. What we have to do in the face of hell is not
curse hell, it is to let the light shine."
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Introduction
Critique of Fred Phelps' Theology
Questions From the Audience
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