Reactions about Phelps' Death

(DANSTHEMAN) -- Reactions from the all over the world were basically the same with a few exceptions.

James Gregory, the minister at Saint Daniel's Church in Topeka, Kansas, was happy to hear the news about Phelps. "He used to picket my church with signs such as 'James is a fag! Fags go to Hell to burn with other fags'," Gregory said, "It was very annoying and he picketed my church because there is one or two homosexuals that are part of my church. I don't really care. I'm not gay, as I have a wife and five children."

Outside Phelps' home, people tore his "FAGS GO TO HELL" and "STOP BUTTSECKZ" banners down from his fence. "Those signs have been up long enough! I had to pass by those signs every single damn day," said 35 year old Jenny Tutone, who lives a block down, "I remember that one time, three teenagers tried to tear them down, but Phelps saw what was happening and ran out to scare them away. The only thing he was wearing was his tire-streaked underwear. If Phelps ever converted anyone from the gay lifestyle, it would be those three teens after seeing that!"

Picketers were outside the Westboro Baptist Church where Phelps preached for more than a decade. A few days after, with signs that state "Phelps has now entered hell," "Fred goes to hell," "Fred Phelps has made me a homo," and "Thank God!" Most of the windows of the church are broken because of people throwing rocks and other articles. Jerry Falwell said, "The first-class nut has now cracked. I'm glad he is gone!" When referring to Phelps, Falwell has always called him "a first-class nut."

In other parts of the world, people rejoiced.

Osama bin Laden released a new videotape. Translated: "I call off all jihads against America. Fred is now dead! I have nothing against the United States for now."

Swedes, whom were criticized by Phelps because of the imprisonment of an anti-gay preacher, danced out in the streets. "He is now gone! I got tired of hearing his s--- about my country. We didn't cause the tsunami!"

There were only a few that were sad about the death of Phelps. Marge Phelps, now a widow; and one of her children, Tim Phelps, were crying. Marge blurted out "No! He was never supposed to die! God must have done something wrong!" Tim, who is rumored about being gay, said "All my fello--erm...All these fags living on the Earth right now caused the death of my father!" A popular anecdote is that his father "beat the homo out of him" when he was a child.

Joseph Isson, a fourteen year old from Topeka, was said to hear that Phelps was no long living: "I had a fun time making fun of him when he was picketing. My girlfriend and I used to throw eggs at him."

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