God Hates Fags: The Rhetorics of Religious Violence

by Michael Cobb

Book Overview

2007 Choice Outstanding Academic Title
At the funeral of Matthew Shepard--the young Wyoming man brutally murdered for being gay--the Reverend Fred Phelps led his parishioners in protest, displaying signs with slogans like "Matt Shepard rots in Hell," "Fags Die God Laughs," and "God Hates Fags." In counter-protest, activists launched an "angel action," dressing in angel costumes, with seven-foot high wings, and creating a visible barrier...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814716695
• ISBN13: 9780814716694
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.6" x 8.9"