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Thursday, March 31, 2005
Hatemonger Phelps in Santa Fe Next Month
Phelps with his grandson.
Phelps with his sign.
It's being reported that the the infamous "Reverend" Fred Phelps will be in Santa Fe in April to push his hate-filled, anti-gay message. Phelps is the guy who takes his troops around the country to harass any groups or individuals who support equality. Funerals of gays are some of his favorite places to picket. He made quite a name for himself at the Matthew Shepherd funeral in Laramie, Wyoming.
Phelps' visit to Santa Fe apparently aims to bring conflict to churches that support gay rights, especially those that took a stand against the recent savage gaybashing of James Maestas in Santa Fe. Santa Fe clergy from targeted churches are encouraging folks to come and worship with them to stand in solidarity.
According to the Santa Fe New Mexican, the First Baptist Church, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Cristo Rey Catholic Church, St. Bede's Episcopal Church, Grace Community Church, Lutheran Church of the Servant, St. John's United Methodist Church and First Presbyterian Church have been identified by Phelps as targets for his protests. The New Mexican also reported that "The targeted churches were described in Phelps' news release as 'Sodomite whorehouses masquerading as churches.' " His delegation will also target city government offices the following day.
Although Phelps originally announced he would be in Santa Fe on April 17, he is now saying it will be on April 24. It's not known if this is an attempt by him to confuse people or if the date has really been changed. We'll be keeping an eye on this and will keep you posted.
To learn more about Phelps and his horrible activities, visit the site. Or, if you can stomach it, check out Phelps' own website, entitled GodHatesFags.com, where, among other monstrosities, you can see photos of children wearing GodHatesFags.com t-shirts. His other sites are GodHatesAmerica.com and .
UPDATE: According to a revised schedule on his website, Phelps will be in Albuquerque on April 23rd at UNM, Central and Stanford, from 11:30 AM to Noon. Then he moves up to Santa Fe later that day and has events scheduled thru April 25th. Of course things can change, so keep an eye out. Go to the continuation page of this post for his entire NM schedule:
April 23, 2005
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Albuquerque, NM
University of New Mexico, Central & Stanford
April 23, 2005
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Santa Fe, NM
Cristo Rey Catholic Church, 1120 Canyon Rd
April 23, 2005
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Santa Fe, NM
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, 417 Agua Fria St
April 24, 2005
8:15 am – 8:45 am
Santa Fe, NM
Lutheran Church of the Servant, 2481 Legacy Court
April 24, 2005
9:00 am – 9:30 am
Santa Fe, NM
First Presbyterian Church-Rosario Chapel, Paseo de Peralta & N. Guadalupe
April 24, 2005
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Santa Fe, NM
St. Bede Episcopal Church, 1601 S. St. Francis Drive
April 24, 2005
10:30 am – 11:00 am
Santa Fe, NM
St. John United Methodist Church, 1200 Old Pecos Trail
April 24, 2005
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Santa Fe, NM
First Baptist Church of Santa Fe, 1605 Old Pecos Trail
April 24, 2005
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
Santa Fe, NM
Grace Community Church, 2247 Camino Carlos Rey
April 25, 2005
7:30 am – 8:00 am
Santa Fe, NM
Santa Fe City Hall, 200 Lincoln Ave.
March 31, 2005 at 09:22 AM in Local Politics | Permalink
Comments
I do not agree with how he is conducting himself. However, he still has the right. I was arrested for NOTHING compared to him.
ACLU Defends Portales Street Preacher
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Thursday, August 4th, 2005
CONTACT:
Peter Simonson, Executive Director, ACLU of New Mexico at 505-266-4622 or (cell) 505-620-0775
Portales--Some deft legal work by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico succeeded in freeing street preacher Shawn Miller from the Roosevelt County jail yesterday. Portales police arrested Miller for disorderly conduct on April 17th because allegedly he was yelling at passing cars. Miller maintains that he was merely “preaching the word of God.”
ACLU Executive Director Peter Simonson said, “Mr. Miller has a guaranteed right to stand on a street corner and proclaim his faith in God to all who pass by. He wasn’t harassing or intimidating anyone. He certainly should not have spent time under lock and key for such a minor incident.”
The ACLU became involved after Miller’s wife, Theresa, sent a letter requesting assistance. She and her two children had been with Miller on the day he was arrested. He was preaching in the lot of an abandoned gas station that is commonly used by street vendors. “I was preaching the word of God and not hurting anybody,” said Miller.
The ACLU’s defense of Miller produced an unlikely collaboration with the American Family Association, a group that is at times at odds with ACLU positions. Attorneys from both groups consulted with each other and Miller, working together to defend him on First Amendment grounds.
“Both organizations are highly principled in their philosophies and policy positions,” said ACLU Staff Attorney George Bach. “Where those principles overlap, we are eager to collaborate.”
Miller was released on bond and still faces charges of disorderly conduct, in addition to resisting arrest.
https://www.aclu.org/ReligiousLiberty/ReligiousLiberty.cfm?ID=18887&c=29
And in two newspapers:
https://www.clovis-news-nm.com/engine.pl?station=clovis&template=storyfull.html&id=12323
https://www.pntonline.com/engine.pl?station=portales&template=storyfull.html&id=5528
Posted by: Shawn Miller | Aug 10, 2005 11:54:45 AM
