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babylonsister

(171,035 posts)
Sat Dec 15, 2012, 06:49 PM Dec 2012

Connecticut school shooting: Westboro Baptist Church planning to picket

http://www.examiner.com/article/connecticut-school-shooting-westboro-baptist-church-planning-to-picket

Connecticut school shooting: Westboro Baptist Church planning to picket (Video)

Connecticut School Shooting
December 15, 2012
By: Emma Riley Sutton


Less than 48 hours after the Connecticut school shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, which took place on Dec. 14, the Westboro Baptist Church is already making plans to picket. The Westboro Baptist Church is known for picketing and protesting at funerals across the country.

“Westboro will picket Sandy Hook Elementary School to sing praise to God for the glory of his work in executing his judgment,” Shirley Phelps-Roper tweeted on Dec. 15.

“They need to come back to Oklahoma,” Bryan Weathers, from Moore, said. “We know how to take care of them here.”

“Westboro 'God hates Fags' Baptist Church is planning to picket at Sandy Hook, to praise 'God's judgment,'” Margie Phelps tweeted as well on Dec. 15.

Westoboro Baptist Church is known for carrying signs that read “Thank God for dead babies” and the like. It is unknown what kind of signs will be seen, if the Westboro Baptist Church actually pickets in Newtown, CT.

The Supreme Court ruled that it is legal for the Westboro Baptist Church to picket funerals. Despite that ruling, many cities and towns have passed laws that force the Westboro Baptist Church to stay a specific distance away from funerals.
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Connecticut school shooting: Westboro Baptist Church planning to picket (Original Post) babylonsister Dec 2012 OP
Let them try and see what happens no_hypocrisy Dec 2012 #1
You have got to be kidding bigdarryl Dec 2012 #2
that was my first reaction moxie.lu Dec 2012 #4
The one and only time I ever agreed with hannity Bluzmann57 Dec 2012 #3
would it be against the rules MFM008 Dec 2012 #5
Is there... HuskyOffset Dec 2012 #6
Maybe the Taliban or the Lord's Resistance Army. Initech Dec 2012 #10
I have a feeling LeftofObama Dec 2012 #7
Great. That's just what those poor people need. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2012 #8
These douchebags give even the most hardcore religious nuts a bad name. Initech Dec 2012 #9
 

bigdarryl

(13,190 posts)
2. You have got to be kidding
Sat Dec 15, 2012, 06:54 PM
Dec 2012

I blame this shit on the Supreme Court NUT JOBS who said they could go around and do this shit

Bluzmann57

(12,336 posts)
3. The one and only time I ever agreed with hannity
Sat Dec 15, 2012, 06:55 PM
Dec 2012

I was flipping channels one night and landed on hannity interviewing shirley phelps. She was spouting her usual insanity and hannity actually looked puzzled and said, "What's the matter with you? You look like a witch!" Just goes to show you that even a blind sqirrel can find a nut every now and then.
I hope that if they do show up, they are ignored. Just do not pay attention to them at all. I think they are attention whores so ignoring them is the best thing to do.

MFM008

(19,803 posts)
5. would it be against the rules
Sat Dec 15, 2012, 07:10 PM
Dec 2012

to say If they try this stunt they should be anally probed with the splintered sticks to their signs? Just asking.

HuskyOffset

(888 posts)
6. Is there...
Sat Dec 15, 2012, 07:26 PM
Dec 2012

...a more useless and worthless group of people on this planet than the Westboro Baptist Church members?

leftyladyfrommo

(18,864 posts)
8. Great. That's just what those poor people need.
Sat Dec 15, 2012, 07:35 PM
Dec 2012

Westboro probably won't even show up.

They are the wierdest bunch.

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