Op-Ed: Pastor Phelps Comes To Toronto To Protest Play

Pastor Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church is in Toronto tonight protesting a play at The Cameron House titled "The Pastor Phelps Project."

The play is set to open on Thursday on Queen West. The play is sure to get a rise out of those who attend. Directed by Alistair Newton this is not a play to take the kiddies to, there will be mature language and nudity.

Warning! Bible preaching ahead! Pastor Fred Phelps and the good people of the Westboro Baptist Church are here to explain why God hates fags and America is doomed. It's homophobia versus burlesque in a musical cabaret showdown. Stare into the abyss of fundamentalism; sexy political satire with razor wire barbs.

Having Phelps come to Toronto to picket the play isn't surprising. Some of the actors are a bit nervous that the infamous church will be on hand tomorrow night.

They're a group of people who bring so much hate everywhere they go," said Carey, an actor in the play. "So bringing them to Toronto makes me nervous."

While Phelps can not possibly have seen the play he has already made his opinion known. It isn't likely he will be giving it a two thumbs up.

"'The Pastor Phelps Project' is a tacky bit of filthy sodomite propaganda, with no literary merit and zero redeeming social value, masquerading as legitimate theatre," read a statement on his website. "God hates Canada... land of the sodomites."

Oh goodie, Phelps has decreed that God hates Canada. I wonder if he has a special call plan with God to let him know of all those that the man upstairs hates?