Westboro Baptist Church Still Stupid, "Thank[s] God For Dead Soldiers"

[Nikose Tyris]

@Kyanbu: Christian religions aren't tolerant of homosexuality; it's a church by church basis. And unfortunately, Baptist churches have a tendancy to produce churches like this.

Also, charges that can be pressed and aren't affected by free speech - they violate the torts of defamation and trespassing. I think it may fall under hate speech too, but Snake and I would need to crack into a textbook to figure that one out.

In Canada, these people could be prosecuted. Damnit.

[Geminex]

Wow what the fuck

Are these guys just trolling? Yeah, that's it. They cannot possibly be serious. They're just doing this for the response.
These guys are the real-life equivalent of 4chan. Only less of the anonymity and more of the being complete and utter assholes.

[CABAL49]

Originally Posted by Nikose Tyris

@Kyanbu: Christian religions aren't tolerant of homosexuality; it's a church by church basis. And unfortunately, Baptist churches have a tendancy to produce churches like this.

Yeah, this. I know the pastor at Wake Forest Baptist Church who was proud to be on Westboro's hit list for a while because he preformed a gay marriage. It got Wake Forest kicked out of the Southern Baptist Convention, but he talked to his congregation beforehand and they agreed to it.

[POS Industries]

Originally Posted by Nikose Tyris

In Canada, these people could be prosecuted. Damnit.

In the United States, they cannot. And they know exactly how to do this operation in a way that legally leaves them blameless for any and all backlashes against them that they can file suit over. They aren't trespassing because they don't do their demonstrations on private property. They get permission from the local authorities before their shows (these are shows, not protests), and if the authorities deny them permission, they sue for violation of their First Amendment rights. They do not directly target any individuals in their speech because that would be construed as assault/slander/incitation of violence/etc which would make their lawsuits fall apart.

They aren't real. They are not a church. They don't even believe the bulk of what they're saying. The only way to stop them is to ignore them completely. Let them do what they want with no one giving them a way to make bank until they've exhausted all their money in the attempt and can't continue.

When it's no longer profitable, they won't be able to do it anymore.

[shiney]

They'll probably also stop when someone at the end of their rope financially emotionally and spiritually finally snaps and shoots them. They have been poking the rabid dog for a long time now and at some point it will bite back.

[POS Industries]

I wouldn't be shocked if all these fuckers had million-dollar life insurance plans put on them at the behest of "Reverend" Phelps in order to get an easy payout in the event someone does go off the deep and and off any of them.

[Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope]

I do not have any faith, but when I read stories like these, there is one bible verse that comes to mind.

John 11:35 Jesus wept.

Seriously, these guys scare the hell out of me. All I know is that I am glad that if they tried to do that stuff here, they would be arrested. Though I don't know if they are even allowed in Canada.

[bluestarultor]

Geez, some of you guys are talking like you've never heard of the WBC before. First things first, they're about as Baptist as they are Bhuddist. As in, not at all. They just picked something and went with it, then came up with a justification later. Real Baptists classify them as entirely separate from the entire body of Baptist sects.

Second, they're all family. I'm not kidding. Nearly all of them, by blood or marriage, minus a few. You could wipe these guys out in a single rampage. There aren't even enough to even justify passingly considering a tactical nuclear strike. Or even a proper carpet bombing. There were only 71 of them in 2007 and are probably still less than 100 of them.

Thirdly, they're even condemned as extreme by other extreme sects.



Like, seriously, I'm not sure why everyone is acting surprised, here.

[Nique]

It seems like a lot of you guys are not familiar with who these people are exactly.

EDIT: Dammit blues!

[DFM]

Gaga... hates me?

But...