Westboro Baptist Church to picket vigil for victims of CT shooting

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/1...n_2312186.html

The Westboro Baptist Church, the controversial group known for protesting outside funerals of slain U.S. service members, announced that it will picket a vigil for the victims of Friday's Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the second-deadliest school shooting in American history.

Shirley Phelps-Roper, a spokesperson for the group and, like most members of the organization, a relative of the group's founder, Fred Phelps, announced on Twitter on Saturday the group's plan "to sing praise to God for the glory of his work in executing his judgment."

It is unclear when the group plans to protest, although a tweet from Margie Phelps implied that it would be during a vigil that will be attended by President Barack Obama on Sunday evening.

Members of the Westboro Baptist Church say that America is being punished for its acceptance of gays and lesbians. In recent days, Phelps family members have sent tweets about the Connecticut shooting that have said "God sent the shooter."

Not surprisingly, the group's announcement was met with resistance online. A Change.org petition asking for Connecticut officials to prevent the group from protesting has been launched, and users of the social news and link sharing site Reddit have been discussing ways to stage a counter-protest.

A Facebook event that calls for "counter-activity" to "keep any hatred from touching" the grieving families has over 10,000 attendees, but because of a bomb threat in Newtown on Sunday, the event has been cancelled.

Anonymous, the loosely affiliated group of Internet "hacktivists," said that it had hacked the group's website and released personal information about the group's members, according to The Inquisitr.

The Southern Poverty Law Center calls the Westboro Baptist Church "arguably the most obnoxious and rabid hate group in America," while the Anti-Defamation League calls it "a small virulently homophobic, anti-Semitic hate group."

In 2011, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Westboro Baptist Church, saying that the right to picket funerals was protected under the First Amendment. President Obama earlier this year, however, signed legislation that said that protests must be held 300 feet from military funerals.

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story indicated that WBC members would picket Sandy Hook Elementary School. The vigil is at Newtown High School. Additionally, an earlier version of this story called the shooting "the second-largest mass killing in American history." It is the second-deadliest school shooting.

[Demonpenz]

@Shirleyphelps You guys going to be Jelly when we show up in CT. #Offthechain

[BigMeatballDave]

Originally Posted by FalconFan2

Yeah, because this is clearly an accurate example of religion. It would be just as unfair for me to point at Joseph Stalin's and Pol Pott's atheism as a reason I loathe the absence of faith. Fred Phelps protests funerals as a "Christian", and Stalin blew up a countless number of Russian orthodox churches as an atheist. The end.

They weren't ****ing killing anyone in the name of some deity.

They killed because they were murdering ****heads.

Christians and Muslims kill in the name of Jesus, God or Allah. Delusional, murdering, ****heads.

[Chiefs Pantalones]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

No matter what your political or religious affiliations may be, this should ****ing disgust you.

I'm a Christian (of the Baptist variety, not that denomination matters, though) and I can't stand it when these so-called Christians get the camera. The fact that they call themselves Godly people disgusts me. They give real Christians a bad name. God doesn't hate anyone. They claim to be Christians but they are anything but. Ugh.

[confused]

Originally Posted by Dave

They weren't ****ing killing anyone in the name of some deity.

They killed because they were murdering ****heads.

Christians and Muslims kill in the name of Jesus, God or Allah. Delusional, murdering, ****heads.

so Christians and Muslims do not kill because they are simply murdering ****heads? So if one attempts to annihilate religion and kills innocents by doing so, it's somehow different than a terrorist attack in the name of God? My point is, there are crazies no matter if you worship a God, Gods, a broom, or nothing at all. It's dishonest to look at somebody like Fred Phelps and chalk it up as an ideal religious example. 99 percent of Christians in the United States would condemn this action wholeheartedly, just like 99 percent of atheists would condemn Stalin's anti-religious position that lead to the deaths of many believers.

[Shogun]

somebody should perform gay anal sex in front of them. Rustle their jimmies a bit

[Imon Yourside]

These scumbags aren't Christians, you will know them by their fruit....Blackened rotting fruitcakes. I don't see any kind of angle to protest slain Kindergarteners. These assholes only exist to make Christians look bad, the fiery judgement that awaits them will not be pretty as GOD is not mocked.

[Shogun]

So if somebody had the names/addresses/phone #'s of the group. if anybody would be interested in said information... you know the information is not far. if you get my drift.

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by FalconFan2

I'd **** the dog shit out of Shirley Phelps's daughter though, she's pretty hot.

Fake twitter account asking her if her daughter does adult lesbian films because that would be so hot?

[confused]

Originally Posted by listopencil

Fake twitter account asking her if her daughter does adult lesbian films because that would be so hot?

I'd pay for it, and I never pay for my porn.

[Aries Walker]

I remain surprised that no emotionally devastated mourner with nothing left to lose has slid their F-150 sideways through a massed gathering of WBC protestors. Maybe this will be the time.

[Lumpy]

I usually stay out of threads like these, but I hate this crap!

The Phelps and their followers are nothing but a bunch of psychotic, hate-slinging douchebags. They're not Christians, they're just homophobes that use "their religion" as a shield. "Their religion" is nothing but a damn cult.

"God sent the shooter"? Do they have no clue what saying something like that says about them? Saying that God is "sending a message" by having someone kill another person or a group of people is beyond insane!

[Imon Yourside]

Originally Posted by Lumpy

I usually stay out of threads like these, but I hate this crap!

The Phelps and their followers are nothing but a bunch of psychotic, hate-slinging douchebags. They're not Christians, they're just homophobes that use "their religion" as a shield. "Their religion" is nothing but a damn cult.

"God sent the shooter"? Do they have no clue what saying something like that says about them? Saying that God is "sending a message" by having someone kill another person or a group of people is beyond insane!

Especially when the bible they are supposed to be reading states GOD will leave us to our own devices until the end which will be a lot more explosive than what we've seen thus far. These Psychopaths wouldn't know Jesus if he sat in their collective laps. These same idiots would have been throwing stones at Jesus on the cross.

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I'm rooting for anonymous, they are capable hackers. Do something to **** these ****ers up

[RedDread]

Why is it that I never hear about what the WBC is doing until I log on to Chiefsplanet?

Lets stop giving these guys any attention.

[Bump]

Originally Posted by Lumpy

I usually stay out of threads like these, but I hate this crap!

The Phelps and their followers are nothing but a bunch of psychotic, hate-slinging douchebags. They're not Christians, they're just homophobes that use "their religion" as a shield. "Their religion" is nothing but a damn cult.

"God sent the shooter"? Do they have no clue what saying something like that says about them? Saying that God is "sending a message" by having someone kill another person or a group of people is beyond insane!

they are simply attention whores. It doesn't matter who dies, if it makes headlines, they will be there.