No recognized Christian denomination recognizes the WBC. The WBC fits the definition of a cult to a T and the mainstream religions agree: From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult

“In religion and sociology, a cult is a term designating a cohesive group of people (generally, but not exclusively a relatively small and recently founded religious movement[1]) devoted to beliefs or practices that the surrounding culture or society considers to be outside the mainstream. Its status may come about either due to its novel belief system, its idiosyncratic practices, its perceived harmful effects on members, or because its perceived opposition to the interests of the mainstream culture.”

From: http://www.religio.de/cudef.html

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UNIVERSAL DEFINITION
CULT – Any group which has a pyramid type authoritarian leadership structure with all teaching and guidance coming from the person/persons at the top. The group will claim to be the only way to God; Nirvana; Paradise; Ultimate Reality; Full Potential, Way to Happiness etc, and will use thought reform or mind control techniques to gain control and keep their members. This definition covers cults within all majopr world religions, along with those cults which have no OBVIOUS religious base such as commercial, educational and psychological cults. Others may define these a little differently, but this is the simplest to work from. THE ‘ORTHODOX BIBLE-BASED CULT’”

And this group does use mind control. Go to YouTube and search using God hates fags (name of one of the WBC websites) and there was a guy who lived with them for awhile and videotaped it. You’ll see where the mind control comes in. I’ve encountered this idiots numerous times, and even I was amazed after watching these.

From: http://la.essortment.com/whatisdefiniti_rjli.htm

” totalitarian control over the lifestyle and time of its members – Many cults tend to dictate exactly what its followers should read, eat, how and with whom they should spend their time, and even what they should do in off hours.”

and

“A charismatic, self-appointed leader with complete authority – Cult members are taught not to question the teachings, practices, or ideas of the leader.”

You’ll see both of these elements of the cult behavior in those You Tube Videos.

BTW, did I mention that Rosie O’Donnell is an ignorant, talentless cow? She and Fred Phelps deserve about the same amount of attention…

And you do subscribe to some of the ideologies kkkathy, you are a democrat.

By the way, try facing down the WBC all the time like the group I’m with does.

By the way, to my knowledge, there have been only two times that the WBC showed up in Minnesota for a funeral, one in Anoka and one in Welcome (and they they waited until after the funeral to protest at the families home.)

Rosie is a lost soul. She says stupid off the wall things that make me cringe. I could never get behind Cindy Sheehan for the same reasons. America is a good country overall. Its people are sensible. America does not owe me a living, just the opportunity to succeed. But there are responsibilities that must be in order to maintain that and remain a free people. Rosie has forgotten that!!

As for the Phelps organization, they are as radical Christian as the late Jerry Falwell was ultra Conservative Christian. The reason I say that is that I could never subscribe to either idealologies.

I had attended a Military memorial for someone who had been killed in Iraq a few years ago and the Phelps group had been present to protest. It was disgusting to say the least.

The WBC are a cult.

And for the record, Rosie is entitled to her wrong, pigheaded, ignorant, liberal opinions. I just don’t understand why anyone would put a TV camera on that boring, talentless cow.

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Phelps

“Phelps has run in various Kansas Democratic Party primaries five times, but has never won. These included races for governor in 1990, 1994, and 1998, receiving about 15% of the vote in 1998.[30] In the 1992 Democratic Party primary for U.S. Senate, Phelps received 31% of the vote [31]”

LOL, I think you should learn more about Freddie baby and his cult before you try to bash all Christians on his account, especially when he’s a DEMOCRAT freakazoid like you are:

http://www.logcabinwa.com/archive/200010251159.shtml

Their protesting at Military funerals of the dead from Iraq and Afghanistan turns mu stomach. The hatered that spews from their mouths does not reflect Christian beliefs in loving one another as Christ loved.

AS far as Rosie O’Donnel is concerned, she is very misguided. As much as her opinions are protected under the 1st Admendment, she has every right to make an ass of herslef. I do not agree with her way of thinking. Much of what she has said has been considered Anti- American, but in all, she is no Traitor.

Good example of traitors are Richard Hanson, formerly with the FBI and the kid from California who is in prison for taking up arms with the Taliban against the UNites States.