Westboro Church to picket Powell boys' funeral as anti-gay protest

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vixenkneels -> Westboro Church to picket Powell boys' funeral as anti-gay protest (2/9/2012 12:35:06 PM)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/02/08/2018371/westboro-church-to-picket-powell.html

tazzygirl -> RE: Westboro Church to picket Powell boys' funeral as anti-gay protest (2/9/2012 12:40:58 PM)
quote: Word of Westboro’s plans spread quickly online and Occupy Seattle sounded a call for its members to counter protest the church. The group’s Facebook page said the church “has decided to capitalize on these sad events by bringing their unique brand of hate to Washington.” Occupy Seattle said its members don’t intend to disrupt the funeral, but want to “protect it from Westboro’s abhorrent message.” Phelp's is a truly sick individual. His constant pushing of his beliefs is going to turn extremely ugly one day.

SternSkipper -> RE: Westboro Church to picket Powell boys' funeral as anti-gay protest (2/9/2012 12:43:42 PM)
I don't even have to click the link to ascertain everything that is important about this post. a) They are America's PREMIERE uncared for psychiatric patients b)They're apparently "at it again". c) Why can't some nice judge grow enough of a sack to declare them a danger to themselves (Face it, they're all DEAD the first time they go to a vet's funeral and the police don't know in advance) and others. Koo Koo Kachoo http://youtu.be/hmIr9P-vkSQ

tazzygirl -> RE: Westboro Church to picket Powell boys' funeral as anti-gay protest (2/9/2012 12:50:44 PM)
Which is why the publically announce where they will be. No excuse for the locals NOT to give them protection. Im just waiting for the day when a cop finally says... fuck it!.. and walks away on a mysterious call across the county that requires all police in the vicinity to attend.

Iamsemisweet -> RE: Westboro Church to picket Powell boys' funeral as anti-gay protest (2/9/2012 12:52:02 PM)
Those motherfuckers! That is too goddamn much. I usually advocate ignoring the WBC, but that is too much. I may have to make a little trip up north to attend that funeral myself

tweakabelle -> RE: Westboro Church to picket Powell boys' funeral as anti-gay protest (2/9/2012 12:54:38 PM)
Whoever said we mustn't ridicule or parody God or religion? WBC, the religion that impersonates a religion, by its very existence, ridicules and parodies the Christian God and religion 24/7/365. Sorry, if it's OK for them it's OK for everyone else too. ETA: I remember hearing about the activities of a group of bikers whose interventions to protect the innocent from WBC seems to have been effective in putting these WBC loonies off the radar for a while. Where are these guys when they're needed?

SternSkipper -> RE: Westboro Church to picket Powell boys' funeral as anti-gay protest (2/9/2012 12:57:25 PM)
quote: Which is why the publically announce where they will be. No excuse for the locals NOT to give them protection. Im just waiting for the day when a cop finally says... fuck it!.. and walks away on a mysterious call across the county that requires all police in the vicinity to attend. Oh, don't get me wrong... I was just showing off my skills as a phony psychic [:D] I think they should be run into the fucking ground with publicity. Sorry if I gave that impression, particularly to the OP.

SternSkipper -> RE: Westboro Church to picket Powell boys' funeral as anti-gay protest (2/9/2012 1:02:18 PM)
quote: Which is why the publically announce where they will be. No excuse for the locals NOT to give them protection. Im just waiting for the day when a cop finally says... fuck it!.. and walks away on a mysterious call across the county that requires all police in the vicinity to attend. Up here Tazzy, there's a Vet's motorcycle club that has attended the three funerals they hit in New England. They interviewed a big guy on NECN (I think) last year that said something like "One of these times, we're just going to forget the police are there and hopefully, they'll extend the same courtesy. Remember, a lot of cops are Vets.".

tazzygirl -> RE: Westboro Church to picket Powell boys' funeral as anti-gay protest (2/9/2012 1:09:39 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Iamsemisweet Those motherfuckers! That is too goddamn much. I usually advocate ignoring the WBC, but that is too much. I may have to make a little trip up north to attend that funeral myself Hundreds of people have already vowed online to show up to keep the Westboro Baptist Church from disrupting the funeral, which will be at Life Center Church in Tacoma at 11 a.m. This is just getting out. This is the death of two little boys. To be honest with you, you should stay away. This will turn ugly. IF they show up. It wont be the first time they have threatened then stayed away.

Zonie63 -> RE: Westboro Church to picket Powell boys' funeral as anti-gay protest (2/9/2012 1:13:10 PM)
This same bunch showed up in Tucson last year after the shooting of Congresswoman Giffords. They were going to protest at the funeral for the little girl who was killed, but the legislature passed a bill banning protests within 300 feet of a funeral service. Then there were some people who planned to hold up large banners to block the protesters from sight at the funeral service, so the family wouldn't have to see these miscreants. But then they cancelled out at the last minute. But maybe that's what they can do in Seattle. If they can't stop the protest, they might be able to block them from being seen.

SternSkipper -> RE: Westboro Church to picket Powell boys' funeral as anti-gay protest (2/9/2012 1:13:48 PM)
I want to start a church that follows the Westboro unchurch around and declares them followers of Satan because they desecrate the sacrament of last rights and burial.... And we can have a cute little codicil to our charter where the kids paint flowers on big rocks for stoning the westboro crowd because it's the only acceptable method of 'cleansing their souls'

Hillwilliam -> RE: Westboro Church to picket Powell boys' funeral as anti-gay protest (2/9/2012 1:18:14 PM)
When Phelps dies, they'll have to hide his grave. I'd go stand in line to piss on it (or worse). side note. Twice, that bunch of fuckwits has announced they were going to protest a vet's funeral in TN. Both times, the sight of a couple of thousand pissed off rednecks convinced them that their best bet was to grab toto, get in the van and don't stop until they were safely back in Kansas.

SorceressJ -> RE: Westboro Church to picket Powell boys' funeral as anti-gay protest (2/9/2012 1:26:49 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: SternSkipper "One of these times, we're just going to forget the police are there and hopefully, they'll extend the same courtesy. Remember, a lot of cops are Vets.". LIKE-LIKE-LIKE [:D] I personally get a great deal of satisfaction imagining the WBC burning in it's own private hell. May each and every one of them enjoy their karma. [image]local://upfiles/1044097/04ABE7D5EAEF4CF49AA28999503F9B41.jpg[/image]

Iamsemisweet -> RE: Westboro Church to picket Powell boys' funeral as anti-gay protest (2/9/2012 1:39:03 PM)
Those little boys knew nothing but pain and depravity their whole lives. And now this. I hope it does get ugly for those WBC motherfuckers. Those Seattle anarchists are a tough bunch.

fucktoyprincess -> RE: Westboro Church to picket Powell boys' funeral as anti-gay protest (2/9/2012 2:19:50 PM)
This is so awful. I understand the First Amendment issues involved, but I'm starting to think that protests during a funeral should not be allowed at all. An entire family is in grieving, and this is just cruel. Can anyone articulate why they can't be restricted to protesting either before or after the day of the funeral, but not during? It seems to me the right of the family to a private, quiet and peaceful funeral should outweigh the First Amendment rights of the Westboro Church.

Owner59 -> RE: Westboro Church to picket Powell boys' funeral as anti-gay protest (2/9/2012 2:42:54 PM)
They would protest the funeral of the baby Jesus to get a rise out of people.[X(]

Iamsemisweet -> RE: Westboro Church to picket Powell boys' funeral as anti-gay protest (2/9/2012 2:54:04 PM)
Unfortunately, the Supreme Court has decided picketing of funerals is acceptable. But this particular picket seems especially heinous, even for the WBC guys. It is no doubt in response to the recent passage of a Gay Marriage bill in the State of Washington.

servantforuse -> RE: Westboro Church to picket Powell boys' funeral as anti-gay protest (2/9/2012 3:03:15 PM)
Didn't the residents of a town slash all of their tires once ? No garage in town would come on a service call and no tow trucks were available to repair them.

fucktoyprincess -> RE: Westboro Church to picket Powell boys' funeral as anti-gay protest (2/9/2012 3:12:32 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Iamsemisweet Unfortunately, the Supreme Court has decided picketing of funerals is acceptable. But this particular picket seems especially heinous, even for the WBC guys. It is no doubt in response to the recent passage of a Gay Marriage bill in the State of Washington. I haven't been following the specifics of those cases - but I thought those were military funerals - i.e., the protests were allowed because they were considered protests against the state, at an event that was considered a "state" interest because of the military personnel (but I readily admit, I could be wrong about this). This is a private funeral of two boys who have nothing to do with the government, military, gay rights, etc. I really do not understand why protests should be allowed at this funeral. Obviously I should try and track down some of these cases and sort through how they are getting to this conclusion, at what seems to me a completely private event. The WBC is protesting because they believe God punishes the United States for its tolerance of sin, which they believe includes accepting homosexuality. So they believe God killed these two boys to punish Americans for the sin of accepting homosexuality. This is so tenuous a connection to this particular funeral that even though I am a huge First Amendment advocate, this really seems like too much to me.

thishereboi -> RE: Westboro Church to picket Powell boys' funeral as anti-gay protest (2/9/2012 6:44:03 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: tweakabelle Whoever said we mustn't ridicule or parody God or religion? WBC, the religion that impersonates a religion, by its very existence, ridicules and parodies the Christian God and religion 24/7/365. Sorry, if it's OK for them it's OK for everyone else too. ETA: I remember hearing about the activities of a group of bikers whose interventions to protect the innocent from WBC seems to have been effective in putting these WBC loonies off the radar for a while. Where are these guys when they're needed? Who is saying it's ok for them?

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