DESPICABLE - Father of dead soldier has to pay Westboro Baptist Church

[diddyriddick]

Seeing all their signs, I have one question. Whom doesn't God hate?

This is truly nauseating. If the USCC rules in their favor, perhaps we should pickett the church...

 

[Micdrow]

I had to stop reading it, just kept pissing me off!!!

 

[ToughOmbre]

The three 4th circuit appeals judges who made this idiotic ruling need to be removed from the bench!

But I agree with Dan. They would have to pull me off those West Baptist pukes. Jail would almost be worth beating the sh*t out of a few of them.

TO

 

[RabidAlien]

Well, the Bible does talk very strongly (in many different places) about "casting off the false prophets in your midst". It doesn't make exactly clear what height they need to be cast from. I say get every last gold-star mother/father in the United States, and let THEM decide if they get cast out at 30,000 or 40,000 feet....sans parachutes (since the Bible doesn't mention parachutes. Anywhere.). These guys are so far off the scale, I don't even think they qualify as "right-wing" anymore. Davparlr is right...these guys don't even have a clue Who God is.

 

[GrauGeist]

Those asswipes are nothing more than a cult thinly veiled as a "Christian" organization...and that's probably only so they can get a tax exempt status from the Government.

I'd have no problems wading into thier midst and get busy busting faces. And my defense would be that I was merely expressing my 1st Amendment rights, too.

You know, wouldn't it be great if they all passed around some of Reverend Jones' Koolade at thier next get-together?

 

[Vassili Zaitzev]

So if they want to exercise their 1st Amendment at a funeral, maybe we should exercise our 2nd Amendment?

 

[RabidAlien]

So if they want to exercise their 1st Amendment at a funeral, maybe we should exercise our 2nd Amendment?

I like it. Efficient, too....since you're already at a funeral....why not add three or four more? Cardboard box, unmarked grave, shouldn't be too hard to manage.

 

[beaupower32]

So if they want to exercise their 1st Amendment at a funeral, maybe we should exercise our 2nd Amendment?

I agree, we should use the 2nd Amendment as in example Picture one. But if that doesnt work, I vote for every gun owner to also own what in picture two.

 

[timshatz]

It will probably get overturned on appeal. And it is up for appeal. The next court will toss the verdict and that will be that. This thing has too much bad publicity and Judges aren't immune to this sort of thing. It's a stupid decision and they know it.

Down side is the guy is going to be stuck with a ton of legal bills.

 

[Erich]

bottom line which these folk seem to forget ................. God hates the sin not the sinner

sadly these people are so warped, hate has infected them so deeply

 

[diddyriddick]

I'm just curious...What would the WBC think if their church was boycotted by a group of the Marine's friends....Oh, say the 1st Marine Division. They could carry signs that say God hates assholes.

 

[RabidAlien]

Hehehehe....."We're here for religious purposes: you can find God, or meet Him."

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

To use the second ammendment against these folks would not be Christian. To take the Chrisian approach against them would speak more than exercising our frustration on them. Perhaps the best approach would be to stand amongst them with protest signs against their protest. You know, pretend you're one of them and hold a sign that says, "We're a bunch of ingnorant SOB's." Or "God hates our church because we're wrong." Or better yet, "We're a bunch of stupid apostates exercising the right given us by the blood of those died." That way if they throw the first punch, we have the right to defend ourselves. Aren't there a few states with the "Make My Day Law?"

 

[RabidAlien]

To use the second ammendment against these folks would not be Christian. To take the Chrisian approach against them would speak more than exercising our frustration on them. Perhaps the best approach would be to stand amongst them with protest signs against their protest. You know, pretend you're one of them and hold a sign that says, "We're a bunch of ingnorant SOB's." Or "God hates our church because we're wrong." Or better yet, "We're a bunch of stupid apostates exercising the right given us by the blood of those died." That way if they throw the first punch, we have the right to defend ourselves. Aren't there a few states with the "Make My Day Law?"

Heh. Ever see the movie "PCU"? Takes protesting to a whole new level!!!

 

[Deacon]

There are those here who do actively protest these "people":

Warriors' Watch Riders: WE HAVE YOUR BACKS AT HOME!

8) + = good!

 

[evangilder]

There is also the Patriot Guard riders.
http://www.patriotguard.org/

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

True but the patriot riders and many of these other groups, as I understand it, form a wall between the protesters and the funeral procession. They generally don't intermix with or infiltrate in the protester mob.

 

[CONNOCHR]

Home of the free but some people don't deserve it. Well, the freedom of speech exists today from those who fought and those who died to protect it and giving all of us a useful gift, without the freedom of speech we won't be able to identify the useless, ignorant, hateful people in the world. Secondly, if they have the freedom to protest their twisted thoughts and beliefs we have the freedom to protest against them.

 

[evangilder]

True but the patriot riders and many of these other groups, as I understand it, form a wall between the protesters and the funeral procession. They generally don't intermix with or infiltrate in the protester mob.

The Warrior's Watch guys don't intermix or infiltrate the protester's mob either. From their mission statement:

As of June 30, 2008, about 1,427,546 men and women are on active duty in the United States Armed Forces, with an additional 1,458,400 in the seven reserve components. THE WARRIORS' WATCH RIDERS WILL HONOR EVERY ONE OF THEM.

Toward that end, the Warriors' Watch Riders will:

* Engage in public relations campaigns to make our presence known to the nation and to the world in order to advance our mission.
* Demonstrate to the civilian public the lengths to which we will go to treat every American Warrior, from the greenest enlisted recruit to the most seasoned officer, like a "rock star."
* Respond to every military family member's request to honor the Warrior in their family, whether by providing a motorcycle escort, adding some excitement to their family Welcome Home or Sendoff Party, promoting their troop-support fundraising efforts, or by otherwise supporting the military family in any way they may deem appropriate.
* Perform our military and family support activities at our own expense and on our own time, never seeking compensation or expecting material or financial reward.
* Honor our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, Coast Guardsmen, our Veterans and our First Responders equally, recognizing and honoring them all for the heroes they are.
* At all times and in all ways members of the Warriors' Watch Riders will conduct ourselves like Free Americans worthy of the liberty that was bought and paid for by the blood and sacrifice of those we honor. We will never, ever, take that liberty for granted.

There's nothing we can do to altar the shameful periods of the recent American Past when the American Warrior was scorned. We cannot control what might happen to the American Warriors of the future. But we can Ride for the warriors of today and set the example for our fellow citizens. In the words of Sgt. Jennifer Hartman, 20, U.S. Army, killed in Iraq by an enemy car-bomb: "It's not about what happened in the past. It's not about what might happen in the future, it's about THE RIDE, for Christ's Sake."

Both groups are honoring America's warriors and providing escort duty. The key is to make any show of support that will overshadow any protest group.

 

[chuckn49]

My information says that this alleged "Church" is primarily made up of members from one family, many of whom are lawyers. Their "minister", Mr. Phelps, is a disbarred lawyer according to what I have been told. They appear to be very litigious. I just get the feeling that this is not some aberrant Crusade, but a well crafted extortion ring.