Britain bars entry to anti-gay Reverend Fred Phelps

By GottaLaff

Indeed:

An anti-gay U.S. Christian preacher and his daughter have been barred from entering Britain as they could spread "extremism and hatred," the British government said Thursday.

The Reverend Fred Phelps, founder of the Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas, had been due in Britain to protest at a play about the murder of a gay man.

But British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said she had decided to prevent Phelps and his daughter Shirley Phelps-Roper from entering the country.

"Both these individuals have engaged in unacceptable behavior by inciting hatred against a number of communities," a Home Office spokeswoman said.

Phelps believes the United States is doomed for tolerating homosexuals, that military deaths in conflicts such as Iraq are god's punishment and organizes regular protests at events around the country. His church achieved notoriety for picketing the funerals of U.S. servicemen.

Wise decision. Celebrate. Sometimes life actually makes sense.

H/t: Chris