Westboro Baptist threatens to picket funerals of marathon victims

[DonViejo]

Tweets the church: “God sent the Boston Marathon Bombs for the sin of Massachusetts passing same-sex marriage!"

BY KATRINE DERMODY AND STACEY LEASCA

Today has been a day that has tried the soul of a city.

In the hours since the two explosions rocked the streets of Boston, messages of love and support have saturated the internet — but these inspiring and compassionate posts were not universal.

In fact, the commentary streaming across the Twitter feed of the Westboro Baptist Church was both hostile and hateful.

The Westboro Baptist Church, based in Topeka, Kansas, is a small, virulently homophobic, anti-Semitic hate group that regularly stages protests or pickets institutions and individuals they think support homosexuality or otherwise subvert what they believe is God’s law.

WBC even protested the funerals of children who were slain in the horrific Newtown shootings this past December.

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http://www.salon.com/2013/04/16/westboro_baptist_threatens_to_picket_funerals_of_boston_marathon_victims_partner/

[City Lights]

1. Right on cue...

...they are so predictable.

[Helen Reddy]

2. Don't give these awful folks

the satisfaction of airing any statements they release.

They are not worth it, don't feed them.

[msanthrope]

3. Oh sure, you assholes, you go right ahead. nt

[spanone]

4. why does the media gives these misguided, ignorant, hateful assholes any attention ?

they sent 3, count em, 3 to protest here in my hometown of nashville and every local media had reporters and cameras there

to document it.....three protesters.

[Arkansas Granny]

5. And they will continue to make these threats and to picket funerals as long as the media faithfully

reports their vicious, hateful words and actions.

[DetlefK]

6. What if a crowd would picket THEM for disobeying God's will?

Ever eaten bacon?
Ever eaten shellfish?
Do their women have separate chairs for the days when they are menstruating?

[dixiegrrrrl]

18. In all seriousness, you have a good idea.

Since there are only a handful of these human roaches at any demonstration, I would love to see a couple hundred people show up and put a human wall around them.
At every damn place and time they slither out of their lair.

[jehop61]

7. Perhaps

if no one reported ANYTHING these fools say, they might become irrelavent?

[liberal N proud]

8. Can they even be called a church anymore?

Yes they are religious and they are fanatical, but do they actually function as a church?

[Wounded Bear]

14. I'm pretty sure they're more of a law firm than a church....nt

[Arkana]

9. Fred Phelps and his diseased clan of miscreants

will all burn in the deepest, hottest pit of Hell for this.

[gordianot]

10. Remember the Westboro Baptist Church holds traditional Republican views on same sex marriage.

[dogknob]

11. Yeah. Mmmkay. Just try that shit in Boston.

[Cracklin Charlie]

12. Why do they hate God? n/t

[yurbud]

13. they are the short bus of hate

[Jamastiene]

15. Of course, they are.

They are so damn predictable.

Stay classy, Phelps clan.

[RedCloud]

16. Wouldn't surprise me if the NRA funded them.

[gordianot]

17. I wonder how much they are supported by Conservatives?

Who would donate to their church? The only legal income the attorneys get is on cases involving their church. Who would hire them if they know who they are affiliated with?

[kenny blankenship]

19. Could this be their last field trip ever?

[Marrah_G]

20. big fucking deal- they say this everytime something happens

The Patriot Guard riders will be there and frankly they would be wise to rethink picketing of an 8 year old's funeral from Dorchester.

[4Q2u2]

21. Wear your Tin Foil Helmet

It did not work out to well for these guys. You may not like this welcome wagon.


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