Phuck Phred

Disciples of the reverend Fred Phelps protested today outside a synagogue a few blocks from my apartment in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. As usual, the group of protesters was much smaller than the group of onlookers, and the Phelpsians carried signs with diverse messages against Jews, gays, Israel, and Obama. As usual, the Phelpsians did not seem to be attacking anything in particular, nor were they advocating any action. Their attitude is essentially Calvinistic: Read the rest of this entry »