Reverend Fred Phelps calls Lady Gaga a ’slut’
December 26th, 2009 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANIMelbourne, Dec 26 (ANI): Lady Gaga has been branded slut by religious activists known for picketing the funerals of deceased soldiers and vocally opposing rights for gays and lesbians.
A press release issued by the Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church, led by the Reverend Fred Phelps, claimed Lady Gaga was ‘going to Hell’ for allegedly leading a ‘rebellion’ against God, reports the Daily Telegraph.
The press release issued by the church read: “Her claim to the title of ‘Lady’ is sound only if she tacks on ‘of the night.’ Does the simple slut truly think she can change God’s standards by seducing a generation of rebels into joining her in fist-raised, stiff-necked, hard-hearted rebellion against Him? Get real!”
The church intends to picket an upcoming concert of Lady Gaga’s at the Fox Theatre in Missouri on January 7th, the press release said.
The church has long alleged, through self-proclaimed “religious opinion and bible commentary,” that those who support gay rights were destined for Hell.
It has picketed the funerals of American soldiers killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as various other tragedies, claiming negative outcomes are a result of “God hating America.”
The church may have targeted Lady Gaga after she delivered a memorable speech at the National Equality March — a large national rally for gay and lesbian rights — earlier this year, in which she ended her speech with the phrase “Bless God and bless the gays.” (ANI)
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