UK bars entry to anti-gay US preacher
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| Sat, 02-21-2009 - 10:19am |
U.K. bars entry to anti-gay American preacher
Phelps planned to protest at play about murder of gay U.S. man
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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.
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.
"We will continue to stop those who want to spread extremism, hatred and violent messages in our communities from coming to our country."
Phelps believes the United States is doomed for tolerating homosexuals and that military deaths in conflicts such as Iraq are god's punishment. He organizes regular protests at events around the country. His church achieved notoriety for picketing the funerals of U.S. servicemen.
The play recounts the death of gay university student Matthew Shepard, who was killed in Laramie, Wyoming, in October 1998. Phelps and members of his church, mainly made up of his extended family, staged a protest at Shepard's funeral.




Any way we can do the same?
The UK has every right to bar whomever they want from entering their country.
Too bad he can't be banned from the US.