Letters section

Hi jeff
I was surfing the web after I herd about all these hate sites against gays. So I wanted to check these sites out to see what reason could they possibly have for hating me. I couldn't believe some of the conclusions that they had reached, such as all the deaths in Iraq and 911 were because of god punishing America for supporting the gay life style. So after viewing these sites I was really feeling down and wanted to see if there were other sites that took aim at these hate groups. I was happy to see this site. So jeff I thank you for keeping the hope alive that one day we will get past all this hate and learn to accept one another.
I don't believe there is a hell for we are all gods children and like a mother who loves her child no matter his or her choices are god loves us.
Matt 23 Upstate new york

Well, I don't believe there is a hell or a God. These are, so far as the evidence implies, human inventions that are easily abused by loudmouths who want to push their own rhetoric. If God exists, I wish people would let him speak for him or her self instead of speaking for him. It might be less noisy then.

Hi Jeff,

First let me say that I think your website is great! You have used wit and humor to combat an ugly, evil menace, and I commend you for it. The world needs more people like you.
I am a 50ish hetero woman, but I have gay friends and I love them very much. I thank you for your efforts which benefit not just gay people, but anyone who is decent and moral and rightly offended by the venom spewed by Mr. Phelps.
Thanks,
Cyndie

Hi Jeff,
thank you very much for creating and maintaining your site. I just found out about the Phelps in a local paper today and I've e-mailed their site and I'm so completely disgusted that I can't think of anything else. From looking at their web site I found out that they will be picketing in Denver next week which is where I live. I will be going there to confront them. i was wondering if you know of any groups or websites where I can find other people who might be going there to protest these unevolved monkeys. I would appreciate any information if you have any.
Thanks again and keep up the good work,
Eric.

If there are groups that are actively involved in protesting Phelps, etc, please email me and I'll post your links and info.

Another person who thinks my site is homophobic when it is just the opposite that is true. Are these people reading the info on my site?

Jeff--
It seems that today, people spend a lot of time justifying their opinions and their beliefs and not a whole lot of time relying on common sense. So, thanks for a funny, intelligent website that tells the truth: We're all human, we're all fallible, we all essentially want the same things-- so who cares what our individual sexual proclivities are? Sexual orientation is not the be-all and end-all of personality or morality, and neither is religious adherence (or non-adherence). This world has a whole lot more important things to worry about than who's sleeping with whom. Thanks for pointing that out!
--Cara

Posted Mar 21, 2006 from the homepage:
Hi Jeff,
thank you very much for creating and maintaining your site. I just found out about the Phelps in a local paper today and I've e-mailed their site and I'm so completely disgusted that I can't think of anything else. From looking at their web site I found out that they will be picketing in Denver next week which is where I live. I will be going there to confront them. i was wondering if you know of any groups or websites where I can find other people who might be going there to protest these unevolved monkeys. I would appreciate any information if you have any.
Thanks again and keep up the good work,
Eric.

As I'm sure numerous other people have done, I would like to thank you for creating and maintain this site. I, myself, and not a gay man, but I am an active gay-rights activist. I live in Western KY, which isn't exactly the best place to be a free-thinker. I was just passing the time on my laptop when I came across an article about Fred Phelps. I have sent an email to the site godhatesfags.com in absolute disgust of what they were doing. Anywho...I just wanted to email you and thank you for what you've done! Keep up the great work! =)
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I appreciate the support. This site is about how much time I have for activism, so the more gay-friendly activists willing to get out and about the better.

I came across your site through Protest the Hero's site. The title "god hates homophobes" immediately caught my eye and I had to laugh out loud a little bit. I wasn't familiar with Phelps at the time, but now that I am, the irony of the title is that much more humorous. I consider myself to be an agnostic atheist, so I don't believe that there is in fact a God to be on hating on anyone, but I think that for people to assume that God is hateful towards anyone without any means of proof is ridiculous. Of course, everyone is entitled to believe what they want, but when I learned of Phelps and his actions, I was disgusted. Again, he is free to believe what he wants, but what makes him think that he needs to push his twisted views on the rest of the world, and particularly on those who he is discriminating? His continuous picketing and harassment might make a little more sense if he believed that he was helping these people. But he doesn't; he thinks that homosexuality is an unforgivable sin and that homosexuals are incapable of being saved. I just don't get it. I strongly dislike mustard and I don't believe that there is anything that can be done to change my mind. Does that mean that I would be justified in harassing the mustard makers and other mustard supporting folk? I know that this is a silly example, but my point is, like homosexuality, mustard exists and will continue to exist weather I hate on it or not. So what's the point? Why can't people stop judging others by what is so completely irrelevant to their general character? I believe that people are born with their sexuality. It's nature, not nurture. Most people would agree that it would be unjust to discriminate against those born with brown eyes, so why do so many find justice in discriminating against homosexuals. My friend's mom once told me that if I didn't find a boyfriend soon I would turn gay. I was in awe of her ignorance. I think that the problem is a lack of awareness. I applaud you and your efforts with this site in raising awareness where it is due. And the satirical humor just makes the site that much more enjoyable.

Bryanne

For those who are confused by the term "Agnostic-Atheist" it often refers to what is called a Weak Atheist versus the opposite term Strong Atheist. I never preferred the Weak and Strong labels as they felt kind of odd. All that agnostic-atheism means is that because you cannot know there is a God/gods so as a result you do not believe in them. This does not mean you are not open to new evidence or new definitions of God/gods but that the current evidence and definitions are lacking. I started calling myself an agnostic-atheist when I realized how many people are unaware of what atheism means or how atheists generally think. I've found that most atheists are in the agnostic-atheist category. The Madalyn Murray O' Hair type of atheist is more rare because most atheists don't want to make a claim there is no such thing as a God or ever will be--something which is impossible to know or provide proof for. I think as people understand this we will see more people calling themselves atheists because it is not a close-minded position but rather one of inquiry. Really it is the beginning of knowledge to put aside all beliefs and then examine each claim one by one. If you make a claim of the supernatural people simply want proof. Especially in an age where there should be higher scrutiny of any extraordinary claim. And especially if you're going to tell us your "claim" tells us homosexuals are going to hell and we should condemn them.