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In reply to the discussion: Newtown: Firefighters Form Human Wall To Block Westboro Baptist Church [View all]TheOther95Percent
(1,035 posts)40. Over lunch with a colleague today.
Dobson and Huckabee's comments on the reasons for the massacre at Newton have gotten quite a lot of media play here. My co-worker knows that I am not religious in the least and she also knows I'm quite liberal. She asked me what the difference was between Huckabee, Dobson and the Westboro Baptist Church and I replied, "The willingness to travel great distances to attend the funerals of people they never knew."
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Newtown: Firefighters Form Human Wall To Block Westboro Baptist Church [View all]
madfloridian
Dec 2012
OP
When WBC goes to another state with minor children... Where's that state's CPS?
TheBlackAdder
Dec 2012
#1
Yep. He trolls for lawsuits, but I'm sure a couple of Forensic Psychologists would uncover abuse.
TheBlackAdder
Dec 2012
#66
They should be considered terrorists trying to incite violence, as well as child cruelty. n/t
RKP5637
Dec 2012
#3
If it's an attempt to restrict someone's right to say what they want where they want, then actually
Bucky
Dec 2012
#115
Very unlikely. They're as competent with that as they are with their bigotry.
Posteritatis
Dec 2012
#24
I think it would be much more straightforward and I'd have to get away with it
jsmirman
Dec 2012
#18
Now thats what I call "beyond call of duty". You guys/gals are all heroes in my book.
CarmanK
Dec 2012
#28
AS long as they can show that they are a religious Org. the FEd. Gov. can not.
Lady Freedom Returns
Dec 2012
#52
Note to self: Make sure that you hit the right word in the spell check!
Lady Freedom Returns
Dec 2012
#61
Because the Bike Guys took their glory away with their efforts to shut them up.
Lady Freedom Returns
Dec 2012
#89