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The Westboro Baptist Church, which is based in Kansas, is designated a hate group by both the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center. It was founded by Fred Phelps, 80, in the 1950s.So ... I ask one simple question. When is America going to do the same as the Westborro Baptist Church. Protest their HATE Sermons .... and Protest at their church. Protest them the same as they protest everyone else.
January 16 2011 at 12:52 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHopefully their leader is the reincarnation of Jim Jones.
January 15 2011 at 5:52 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyLet he who has not sinned, cast the first stone.....
January 11 2011 at 5:50 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThat is the problem. Phelps and his followers believe they are the people who have not sinned. They alone are going to heaven ... and everyone is doomed to hell.
January 16 2011 at 1:04 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replythe westboro baptist church is disgusting..it is one thing to have your view and freedom to say it but to want to go picket at the funeral of a murdered 9 year old is just repulsive....I am not a lady gaga fan but glad she stands up against them and hope more people do!
January 11 2011 at 3:59 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThese people stand behind the banner of the First Amendment as if it actually protects them form what they always do. Every person =should lobby their state legislatures to pass bills restricting assemblies of persons within a certain amount of yards from an ongoing military funeral, as it would be perfectly consistent with the First Amendment. It is quite ironic that the army which these people decry is protecting their First Amendment right to spew this hate that represents no sane person in the U.S on the right or the left. The only good thing that would come about from the U.S. military being defeated and our country being under foreign control, is that no country protects free speech or religion to the extent that we do and our occupiers would probably ban their religion and send them to prison for their words. Then and only then should they be condemning our military.
August 01 2010 at 8:18 PM Report abuse Permalink +5 rate up rate down ReplyTHIS GROUP WITHOUT A SHADOW OF A DOUBT DOES NOT REPRESENT JESUS CHRIST OR CHRISTIANITY. THE SIGN THE PROTESTOR HAS UP IN IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF THE BIBLE WHICH IN JOHN 3:16 STATES: "FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE ETERNAL LIFE. In addition the Bible also states in 1 John 2:9 that is we say that we love God but hates his brother, then that person is a liar. Remember God is love and in love there is no shadow of darkness. We are commanded to love and through that love God draws people to himself. Lady Gaga did take the high road in this. We are commanded to pray for her and all people because God loves us all. My prayer is that this church, its leaders and followers receive the mercy of God, conviction to change and a revelation of God's love. Their actions must stop and are signs of a cult. I pray that the hand of God and His spirit moves mightily to change this congregation.
July 28 2010 at 11:28 AM Report abuse Permalink +10 rate up rate down ReplyWhether or not you are a Lady Gaga fan should have no concern to this. My level of respect for Gaga went up immensely after reading her response the the WBC. Even more so when I attended one of her concerts where the WBC was picketing. Through her peaceful and non-intrusive message, she managed to collect her fans and keep them from interacting with those from Westboro Baptist. In the end, her fans took the high road. I do not feel any sort of hate to the WBC, only sorrow. I pray that one day they may see their actions against the gays, soldiers, and this nation may change.
July 23 2010 at 10:17 AM Report abuse Permalink +12 rate up rate down Replyi never thought i'd respect lady gaga...but wow! i do now...
July 19 2010 at 8:51 PM Report abuse Permalink +11 rate up rate down ReplyGreat job Lady Gaga. I wish America had an ignore button for the entire Right Wing.
July 19 2010 at 8:05 PM Report abuse Permalink +14 rate up rate down ReplyI know this would make anyone technically just as bad as the WBC, but I would love to see people gather together and go protest outside of their house at like 2 am or while they are eating dinner. I want them to know how annoying and horrendous their intrusiveness is to everyone else. They deserve to have a taste of their own medicine. When one of them passes away, I would also like a group of picketers to show up with vile signs proclaiming that America has protected their right to free speech, but it hates them and that they deserve to burn in hell. Again, not because I think this is right, but just because I don't think they understand the way that they make these poor soldiers' families feel.
July 19 2010 at 5:54 PM Report abuse Permalink +12 rate up rate down ReplyI hear your heart but I think if the members read the chapter in the book entitled A Divine Revelation of Hell by Mary K. Baxter and specifically the portion that talks about religious people who were judgmental and their place in hell it would wake them up tremendously. God is serious about souls and those that hinder people from coming to him so our prayer is for God to intervene in this situation and this church.
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