The Phelps Saga Continued…
Fresh off the heels of yesterday’s posting of Shirley Phelps-Roper’s wonderful comments, I present to you the most recent episode of Chariots of Iron. If you are not subscribing to this podcast, you are missing out.
Download Episode 28 (mp3)
Episode 28: God hates Nate Phelps
Nate Phelps, the estranged brother of Shirley Phelps-Roper and the estranged son of Pastor Fred Phelps (of the Infamous Westboro Baptist Church (http://www.godhatesfags.com) sits shotgun with us through the whole show.
In the atheist news segment: VenomfangX’s recent deportation from the internet has us pondering the complex interplay between insanity, compassion and guilt. Atheists disrespecting the separation of church and state have us mulling over a road-trip / asswhupping. Obama dissing prayer day has us wondering if he’s REALLY A SEKRET ATHEIST?! OMG!?! No, not really. The U.S. Military’s recent actions have us contemplating an intervention. And finally, a Baptist Church’s desire to get children into their white party van has us entertaining the notion of home-schooling our kids.
In our main segment, we interview Nate Phelps. His father is the patriarchal overlord of what has been called “The most hated family in America.” Their church has been increasingly in the public eye as they picket funerals in their attempt to inform the rest of the world that they are going to hell. Or something. Nate was a great guest and he hung in with us through some difficult questions about his beliefs, his philosophical outlooks and about his life before and after he disentangled himself from the church. He also answers the question that has been nagging America since 1998: has Shirley Phelps-Roper ever smoked a J?
This was an incredibly rewarding show to do. Nate was an amazing guest co-host and it was a real joy to get to sit and talk with him about his life.
We hope that you enjoy listening to it as much as we did making it.
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