Westboro Baptist Strikes Again

I'm shocked, aren't you?





Please find a way to stop these hateful "people".

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Disgusting.

Isn't there some kind of supreme authority in the Baptist church that could condemn this?

I'm usually against violence towards other people.......
but these scumbags are testing that theory.
I would honestly feel absolutely no sympathy for them if a semi happened to smash into one of their protests.

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I like for them to get as much exposure as possible. Let everyone see how horrible they are. Everyone who uses the Bible to deny LGBT people equal rights is making the same argument, no matter how politely they phrase it. I think the WBC has done more for mainstream acceptance of LGBT people than just about any activism we've done on our own behalf.

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Well I guess the police can rest easy now that we know the bombs came from God. And I don't agree that the exposure they get is helping the cause. I wish the press would stop giving them the coverage they so clearly relish. Would they spend the time, energy and money on their crusade if no one was photographing and publishing it?

With all due respect, no one like *us* is buying their rhetoric, but it empowers their like-minded bigots to lash out as well. No good can come from hate mongering, period (IMHO).

Wilmingtom, who is this *us* of which you speak?
We do not see Westboro Baptist Church growing into a mega church. We see an inbred family spouting hate. We see motorcycle gangs,various groups and whole communities come out in protest against their messages of hate.

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Updated On: 4/16/13 at 01:12 AM

Snafu, I was referring to your comment that "...No one wants to be associated with them or to be seen as buying what they proposing." I agree that the posters here are not buying it (the *us* of my post) but there are others who do buy it and it's dangerous.

I've only seen 1 group similar to the Westboro hate group. I refuse to call them a church. It's a group from Philadelphia in Pennsylvania called Repent America. All I've seen them do is go to college campuses and get chased off. They came to mine twice. Not sure if they only stick to PA or what. But, they were another really small group.

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They released a press statement claiming they were going to picket the funeral of three of my brother's best friends who died in a horrible carbon monoxide leak. (Five deaths total) They died at a weekend outdoor camping event that was raising money for a camp for terminally ill children. The press release called them "bikers burning in hell." They claimed they were doing it because they were the Freedom Rider Bikers who protested Westboro protesting. They weren't. They were members of my dad's motorcycle organization and in order to be a member, they can't be a member of any MC. It's a non-profit and has the SOLE purpose of raising money for children. They fund the camp, a sports league for disabled children, give big donations to St. Jude, fund terminal kids' wishes, and help local families in need. Sound like a bunch of demons, right? So, first, they were completely wrong about who they were "protesting."

Of course, my home town had HUNDREDS of people show up, lining the streets, holding up signs of support, planning on blocking the Westboro folks. They didn't even show up.

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Please find a way to stop these hateful "people".

I think the only way they'll ever go away is if the media completely ignores the incendiary stunts that bring them attention.

Updated On: 4/16/13 at 09:27 AM

A while back I directed a production of THE LARAMIE PROJECT at the university where I teach. Of course, WBC got wind of it and planned a protest in front of the school. Our security was prepared for them and guess what? They never showed up.

I'm so tired of them.

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They never showed up to ours, either. We were almost disappointed not to get the attention.

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