If you saw Fred Phelps and a dog drowning in a lake, who would you rescue? I would rescue the dog because the dog would not hate me for being gay. Fred Phelps would still preach "God hates fags" even if even if a gay man or a lesbian rescued him from drowning. I hate to sound that way but to me it would be of the higher morality to rescue the dog instead of Fred Phelps. If I was a pastor and Phelps or any of his family (except Mark, Nate, and two of their sisters who disowned their family, God bless them) entered my church, I would tell that devil to get out because demons are not allowed to enter into the house of the Lord and defile it. Mark, Nate, and their two sisters who left Westboro would be welcome because they are no longer demons even though they profess to be atheist now. Those four regained their humanity much like Seven of Nine from Star Trek Voyager.
You really can't let this Phelps thing drop, can you? As to the question, it's a tough one. My general philosophy would say that a human life is more valuable, but I'm usually not too interested in saving the lives of douchebags either.
rescue dog, then Phelps. By this time he would of been near drown so when giving CPR to dude make sure you use tongue, then put your penis in his butt...
There's no contest. One is a filthy, stinking, worthless animal with no soul that is obsessed with licking its own genitals every waking moment, and the other is man's best friend.
What exactly does this have to do with PROTEST? Anyways, I would rescue Fred Phelps. Then I'd tell him I'm gay (even though I'm not).