Westboro Bastid Church.

Duiske · 18-02-2012 05:47PM #1

Not ones to miss a opportunity to show the world what a group of sick cnuts they are, The Westboro Baptist Church crackpots plan to picket Whitney Houstons funeral, and have released a rehash of "I will always love you". Its against the law in the States to mention Christmas inside a public school, but these guys are allowed to spout whatever they like ?
What has gone wrong with America ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NytqUdtpQI

4zn76tysfajdxp · 18-02-2012 05:52PM

Duiske wrote: »

Its against the law in the States to mention Christmas inside a public school

No wonder, it's wayyyy to early to be talking about Christmas again.

Sunnyisland · 18-02-2012 05:54PM

Whitney will never see another christmas :-(

FrostyJack · 18-02-2012 05:55PM

Duiske wrote: »

Not ones to miss a opportunity to show the world what a group of sick cnuts they are, The Westboro Baptist Church crackpots plan to picket Whitney Houstons funeral, and have released a rehash of "I will always love you". Its against the law in the States to mention Christmas inside a public school, but these guys are allowed to spout whatever they like ?
What has gone wrong with America ?

Freedom of speech = something wrong?

Ghost Buster · 18-02-2012 05:56PM

Duiske wrote: »

Not ones to miss a opportunity to show the world what a group of sick cnuts they are, The Westboro Baptist Church crackpots plan to picket Whitney Houstons funeral, and have released a rehash of "I will always love you". Its against the law in the States to mention Christmas inside a public school, but these guys are allowed to spout whatever they like ?
What has gone wrong with America ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NytqUdtpQI

How in the hell could any group take a message from The Holy Bible (The word of God) and deem this behaviour to be reflective of said message!:eek:

Duiske · 18-02-2012 05:56PM

Adalyn Zealous Needle wrote: »

No wonder, it's wayyyy to early to be talking about Christmas again.

I get pissed every Saturday night, so by my calculation its only 44 hangovers away. Creeping up on us fast.

Ghost Buster · 18-02-2012 05:57PM

Ghost Buster wrote: »

How in the hell could any group take a message from The Holy Bible (The word of God) and deem this behaviour to be reflective of said message!:eek:

tic toc tic toc............2 hours later.
Just read it again
GO WESTBORO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Benny_Cake · 18-02-2012 05:58PM

Fred Phelps is one sick guy but he is a genius at attracting publicity.

PrincessLola · 18-02-2012 05:59PM

You're letting yourself be trolled. Congrats.

lividduck · 18-02-2012 06:00PM

Ghost Buster wrote: »

How in the hell could any group take a message from The Holy Bible (The word of God) and deem this behaviour to be reflective of said message!:eek:

The word of whose God?
I thought the word of God was found in the Koran, or was it the Talmud.

Duiske · 18-02-2012 06:02PM

FrostyJack wrote: »

Freedom of speech = something wrong?

If freedom of speech is defined as tolerating bigotry, racism, homophobia and religious hatred then yea, theres something very wrong.

Captain Morgan Freeman · 18-02-2012 06:03PM

They are bullies and like all bullies they feed off attention. Making this song happens to get them a lot of attention which is proved by the existence of this thread.

Biggins · 18-02-2012 06:06PM

The wacko's of the Westboro Baptist Church use any opportunity to gain publicity.
It will surprise me not if they find themselves shoved securely to one side by the areas police force and their actions heavily curtailed.
They are a bunch of religious nut jobs and they give other far more decent faith following people a bad name by their actions, in the name of 'religion'.
I have no sympathy for them if their freedom of expression is somewhat stemmed.
I'm all for freedom of expression but theirs is usually one filled with hate - not love - so stuff them!

Atlantis50 · 18-02-2012 06:06PM

Duiske wrote: »

Not ones to miss a opportunity to show the world what a group of sick cnuts they are, The Westboro Baptist Church crackpots plan to picket Whitney Houstons funeral, and have released a rehash of "I will always love you". Its against the law in the States to mention Christmas inside a public school, but these guys are allowed to spout whatever they like ?
What has gone wrong with America ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NytqUdtpQI

Is it?

Benny_Cake · 18-02-2012 06:06PM

Duiske wrote: »

If freedom of speech is defined as tolerating bigotry, racism, homophobia and religious hatred then yea, theres something very wrong.

The alternative is restricting the right to protest in order to cater for a tiny group of people such as the Phelps (don't forget, the Westboro Baptist Church is essentially one family). Provided that there is no violence and no incitement to violence, it may be part of the price of freedom. They very rarely get close to funerals these days anyway, as they're usually outnumbered by counter-protestors.

Ellis Dee · 18-02-2012 06:06PM

Benny_Cake wrote: »

Fred Phelps is one sick guy but he is a genius at attracting publicity.

I reckon Fred Phelps is one of the biggest closet cases on the planet. If I dropped a dollar anywhere in the same town as him, I'd either kick it home or write off the loss.:):):)

daz801 · 18-02-2012 06:06PM

Ahhh there so stupid it's funny. Supposedly they hate the Irish too the feckers.

Cú Giobach · 18-02-2012 06:11PM

FrostyJack wrote: »

Freedom of speech = something wrong?

Freedom of speech doesn't mean shouting and ranting what you want when you want.
People have a right not to be bothered by ass-holes and to bury their dead in peace.
Try spouting this "freedom of speech" nonsense when the guards pull you for following people along O'Connell St, and shouting and ranting at them with racial or homophobic remarks.

For Forks Sake · 18-02-2012 06:11PM

daz801 wrote: »

Ahhh there so stupid it's funny. Supposedly they hate the Irish too the feckers.

No supposedly about it http://www.godhatestheworld.com/ireland/index.html

FrostyJack · 18-02-2012 06:17PM

Cú Giobach wrote: »

Freedom of speech doesn't mean shouting and ranting what you want when you want.
People have a right not to be bothered by ass-holes and to bury their dead in peace.
Try spouting this "freedom of speech" nonsense when the guards pull you for following people along O'Connell St, and shouting and ranting at them with racial or homophobic remarks.

O'Connell St is not in America last time I checked. I didn't say they were morally right, but there is no law against what they do. They are just good Christians following what they believe is right according to their book, not like the rest of the flip flopper Christians.

Overheal · 18-02-2012 06:19PM

Duiske wrote: »

Its against the law in the States to mention Christmas inside a public school, but these guys are allowed to spout whatever they like ?
What has gone wrong with America ?

They've been before the Supreme Court in a couple of cases. One of which was their picketing outside the funeral of a gay soldier. The ruling was upheld constitutionally, in an 8-1 vote. Rightly so, in fact. Not all speech should be silenced for being disagreeable. Even the really stupid stuff. Perhaps especially the stupid stuff, so it can be seen for what it is.

In a similar case they picketed the funeral of a girl who was killed in the Tucson shooting. Though in response, a counter group of picketers set up a barrier of angels to block the WBC pickets from being seen by mourners.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmIfEXiU7l8

18-02-2012 06:26PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul4CZrnEFxU

@1:40

if fucking only.

AngryBollix · 18-02-2012 06:30PM

I wish I could get away with holding up signs expressing my hates in life in such unequivocal terms

Biggins · 18-02-2012 06:31PM

Deleted User wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul4CZrnEFxU

@1:40

if fucking only.

O' gawd... I can hear the politically correct already getting prepared to give out about that film!
They just got over Kickass! :pac:

Cú Giobach · 18-02-2012 06:33PM

FrostyJack wrote: »

O'Connell St is not in America last time I checked. I didn't say they were morally right, but there is no law against what they do.

You said "Freedom of speech = something wrong?", which implies you don't think there is anything wrong with the action.
Just because there isn't a specific law against something doesn't mean it is right, similarly just because something has been made illegal doesn't mean it is wrong.

They are just good Christians following what they believe is right according to their book, not like the rest of the flip flopper Christians.

Would you condone stoning or eye gouging? That's in their book as well.
The 9/11 lads were only doing what they thought was right too, since when did religion become a legitimate excuse to do anything you want?

Benny_Cake · 18-02-2012 06:36PM

FrostyJack wrote: »

O'Connell St is not in America last time I checked. I didn't say they were morally right, but there is no law against what they do. They are just good Christians following what they believe is right according to their book, not like the rest of the flip flopper Christians.

No, they really aren't good Christians..

daithi1970 · 18-02-2012 06:40PM

Its all very well to say.."well they are only exercising their constitutional rights as enshrined in the 1st amendment" ..but at what point does it go from being free speech and becoming incitement to hatred??

Also, why would the Westboro Baptist Church be picketing Whintey Houstons' funeral anyway??
I reckon the best thing to do with these muppets is to ignore them....

daithi

FrostyJack · 18-02-2012 06:42PM

Cú Giobach wrote: »

You said "Freedom of speech = something wrong?", which implies you don't think there is anything wrong with the action.
Just because there isn't a specific law against something doesn't mean it is right, similarly just because something has been made illegal doesn't mean it is wrong.

Would you condone stoning or eye gouging? That's in their book as well.
The 9/11 lads were only doing what they thought was right too, since when did religion become a legitimate excuse to do anything you want?

You said say it to a Guard in Dublin. They are in America, hence the legal stance. If you block these fools, what is to stop say, someone having a pro-gay march? Some people would find that offensive, hence freedom of speech thing, get it?

I do not condone any religion, I don't believe in myths, but they have the right to the right to practice theirs as long as it doesn't break the law. The point I was making is they stick to what they believe, unlike other preachers who say one thing then do coke off rentboys.

FrostyJack · 18-02-2012 06:43PM

Benny_Cake wrote: »

No, they really aren't good Christians..

They are according to that big book they read. Have a look through it some time.

R P McMurphy · 18-02-2012 06:43PM

Wee Willie Frazer should invite them over for the parade at Easter, the more the merrier

daithi1970 · 18-02-2012 06:45PM

..would you shout FIRE!! in a crowded cinema or night club?

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