Talk about beauty and the beast!

Out journo Josh Kilmer-Purcell recently launched Phags for Phelps, a group who believe "the homophobic Westboro Baptist Church's gospel actually helps the GLBT cause". Kilmer-Purcell's initiative may be one of the most clever queer developments in recent memory: keep the crazy Phelps clan funded and let America ridicule their backward propaganda.

Australia-based Same Same caught wind of Kilmer-Purcell's mission and organized an email conversation between Kilmer-Purcell and Westboro's lady leader, Shirley Phelps-Roper. We've included the entire transcript after the jump with minimal edits.

Our favorite part: when they discuss Phelps-Roper's gay icon status and Kilmer-Purcell suggest a new musical: "Shirley You Jest!"

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The "emotional distress" case against the Westboro Baptist Church began in Baltimore today. Grieving father Arnold Snyder filed the suit against Fred Phelps' crew after they picketed his soldier son's funeral. The original lawsuit accused WBC of "intentionally causing emotional distress," invasion of privacy and defamation. The latter's since been tossed.

Opening the case today, Shirley Phelps-Roper said that God himself instructed her and her unsavory ilk to protest funerals with signs reading "God Hates Fags" and "Thank God For Dead Soldiers". It's been a while since we saw God last, but we remember "him" being pretty stylish and we can't imagine such a divine creature would hire Phelps-Roper to be his earthly representative. We could be wrong.

Phelps-Roper also says her brood stayed out of sight and in a cop-approved area. Snyder's lawyer, however, claims his client knew about the protest, which traumatized him. He's been struck by diabetic complications ever since. Phelps-Roper blamed that on God, too.

Psych! She didn't, but we bet she thought it, just like she thought about ruining Snyder's saddest day

• Eva Longoria and Tony Parker are now officially man and housewife (forgive us). They'll do it again tomorrow. Obviously they're desperate for attention (Oh, it hurts!).

• If Enrique Iglesias were gay, he'd go for George Clooney. And, apparently, have no imagination. (Sorry, Ricky Martin.)

• Shirley Phelps-Roper has been charged with child abuse after letting her 10-year old stomp a flag while protesting a soldier's funeral. If convicted, she could receive 3-months in jail. God willing…

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