Legally recognize Westboro Baptist Church as a hate group

[Genevieve]

That's such an assbackwards law if that is true. 'You can do whatever you want... until we arbitrarily slap a label on you'.

If these people are a hate-group, then statists should be considered a hate-group too.

[SCope13]

That's such an assbackwards law if that is true. 'You can do whatever you want... until we arbitrarily slap a label on you'.

If these people are a hate-group, then statists should be considered a hate-group too.

Fucking this. You can't make exceptions when it comes human rights. You start doing that and you kinda start throwing the whole freedom thing out the window even more.

[LACE]

both sides of the coin always using the slippery slope argument to justify everything

[Genevieve]

See? Statists should totally be considered a hate-group.

[Sexual_Chocolate]

freedom isn't free

it costs people

like you and me.

[Dystinkt]

There's nothing wrong with free speech, and these people are perfectly entitled to their opinion. But hijacking an event which is completely unconnected with their beliefs to gain attention to their cause is wrong, especially considering that the platform they get to air their opinion is larger than most other groups.

[Geey]

I totally agree with everything garethom said.
There once was a time when if you had an opinion that black folk could have the same rights as white folk you could have been arrested.
Just remember that.

You can't legally recognise anybody as a 'hate' mob, that is just making someone's opinion illegal.

Why can't they just make it illegal for anyone to picket at certain places with high emotion.. I.e funerals, murder scenes etc.

[nowaysj]

You have the choice to be, or not to be hurt by hateful language. To my knowledge, that church does not advocate violence. Short of that (and even then) they should be left to say whatever they want. Why it is covered again and again in the media... that's for ehb's sake.

even at someone's funeral? should we set no limits on anything? what would you do if they were at the funeral of one of your loved ones?

Funerals are usually held on private property, so if they trespass they are gone. If they can be heard in the distance, than so be it, the price we all have to bear to live in a free society. I was at a funeral a couple of weeks ago, the somber heaviness of a funeral is fresh in my heart and mind, it is not an abstraction for me, still, must allow the speech.

And as with a lot of things, the media is the one that should receive the finger wagging. It is their irresponsible coverage that inspires Newtons and WBC alike. They are supposed to be responsible, civic minded journalists.

[kingGhost]

A lot of people don't know that Fred Phelps is a lawyer. During the Civil Rights movement he took on a lot of cases for black people when other white lawyers would not. The whole God Hates cigarettes thing started when Phelps wanted to keep the gay prostitutes out of a local park, but they were way more low key then. They were picketing for changed local legislation to say you couldn't be in a park past a certain time, etc. Over the years it's escalated to the point it is now.

My theory still is that it's a money making scheme for the main family. They picket, they get their "rights" infringed upon, they sue, they win lots of money.

That being said, if my son was one of the children in Sandy Hook and the WBC showed up at the funeral... I'd probably do something stupid. Is that the "correct" response? No, but someone needs to stop them if the legal system won't.

[ehbes]

Fred Phelps is also a disbarred lawyer.....

[ketamine]

I hate the Church. All of them. It’s this type of g*dd*mned sh*t that makes people view the Bible as bad, when the Bible itself condemns this type of behavior.

God will set Westboro Baptist Church straight & all those like them who grossly misrepresent himself, hi-jacked his Word, and used it to mislead millions with lies through the centuries, soon enough.

Believe it.

[kingGhost]

Fred Phelps is also a disbarred lawyer.....

Yeah, but still educated on the legal system nonetheless.

[kingGhost]

I hate the Church. All of them. It’s this type of g*dd*mned sh*t that makes people view the Bible as bad, when the Bible itself condemns this type of behavior.

God will set Westboro Baptist Church straight & all those like them who grossly misrepresent himself, hi-jacked his Word, and used it to mislead millions with lies, soon enough.

Believe it.

Ketamine I was going to post something like this but didn't want to bring up my faith into the mix - but damn, I agree.

[nowaysj]

I hate the Church. All of them. It’s this type of g*dd*mned sh*t that makes people view the Bible as bad, when the Bible itself condemns this type of behavior.

God will set Westboro Baptist Church straight & all those like them who grossly misrepresent himself, hi-jacked his Word, and used it to mislead millions with lies through the centuries, soon enough.

Believe it.

I was not going to believe it, but when I saw the bold, I believed it.

[SCope13]

I hate the Church. All of them. It’s this type of g*dd*mned sh*t that makes people view the Bible as bad, when the Bible itself condemns this type of behavior.

God will set Westboro Baptist Church straight & all those like them who grossly misrepresent himself, hi-jacked his Word, and used it to mislead millions with lies through the centuries, soon enough.

Believe it.

[jrisreal]

Of all the immoral actions, praising the death of 20 children and referring to it as "the glory of god's judgement" is among the top five worst committed, in my book. But of course, it must be tolerated to preserve alleged 'freedom' in this country. I wish the law provided us the freedom of beating the shit out of these maniacal, twisted, malintented, demonic assholes. And if this country exercised true freedom, the law wouldn't event attempt to constrain the actions of the people.

My question: Why haven't we, as individuals aggravated by WBC, returned the favor and displayed massive protests at their events? Surely such an event is allowed by law, considering the law hasn't interfered with WBC's practices.

[exfox]

I hate the Church. All of them. It’s this type of g*dd*mned sh*t that makes people view the Bible as bad, when the Bible itself condemns this type of behavior.

what happened to "love your brethren" and all that? isn't hate condemned by the Bible too? the Bible would recommend turning the other cheek in such a case

Believe it.

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also i saw this circulating on tumblr recently



seems like a funnier way to fight them

[fractal]

^ genius! sending over so much LOVE

[nowaysj]

You should check the local city, county and state laws, you may be committing a crime by sending pornographic material to them.

[fractal]

not afraid of breaking any laws, just got to leave the return addy off!