God Hates Fags church granted permission to protest at Obama inauguration

[meegbear]

A small religious community that has become world-famous for protesting at the funerals of American soldiers killed in action will have a presence at the inauguration ceremonies in Washington DC later this month.

Westboro Baptist Church is led by Rev Fred Phelps.

The church members, who are mostly his relations, regularly picket funerals claiming the deaths are God's punishment for the country's support of homosexuals.

They have caused so much distress picketing funerals that it has been restricted from doing so in 22 states.

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NBC reports that the US National Park Service has granted Westboro Baptist Church a permit to protest on Inauguration Day, January 20th.

15 members will be in a corner of John Marshal Memorial Park on the north side of Pennsylvania Avenue.

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[Dennis Donovan]

1. They're going to support Rick Warren...

;)

[NightWatcher]

2. 15 nutjobs vs 5 million supporters....My money's on our peeps

I hope they beat the living shit out of him and jam one of those signs he loves to carry, up his ass. Then they can dispose of the body in the Potomac where it will be swept briskly to sea.

[shadowknows69]

6. Bad NIghtwatcher

For thinking of that before I did. B-)

[YOY]

15. They will bring their children.

They hide behind them all the time.

[Fumesucker]

3. As it should be...

I'm upset about Warren, but this doesn't bother me at all, part of living in a free country is having to listen to those with whom you disagree, even strongly.

[Beer Snob-50]

9. thank you

the toughest thing about our way of life is that sometimes we have to put up with those who are f**king morans. and i am hopeing that mr warren (i will not call him rev)will avoid any kind of mention in his invocation about his view of social policy.

[derby378]

4. They're also a "white power" church now

Wonder if they'll have any anti-black signs or slogans at the inauguration?

[atreides1]

5. How do they pay for this

The last I heard they were sued by the father of a dead Marine and they lost in court. I would guess that they appealed the judgment, but where exactly are they getting the money for all this traveling that they seem to be doing?

Maybe a better question would be, who is giving them the money?

[YOY]

14. Big family. They have real jobs.

They all pay for their father's little cult. From what I've gathered the church mostly consists of the Phelps phamily alone.

I wouldn't be surprised of outside donors in the shadows though...

[Bluenorthwest]

7. Warren should be shouting from

the same corner, not from the platform.

[bluestateguy]

8. This cannot be tolerated. This has got to stop.

President Obama should send FBI moles into the Westboro Baptist "Church" to keep an eye on the them for the next few years.

[Fumesucker]

11. Absolutely not..

That's exactly the way the right treats the left, we have to be better than that and set an example.

[Le Taz Hot]

10. Are they going to send the children again

so they don't get their asses kicked?

[BR_Parkway]

12. Good, they'll be saying the same thing as Warren, without out the pretty

words that make the dollars flow.

[YOY]

13. They can park their minivan in front of my house if they'd like.

I can't gaurantee for it's safety though... :evilgrin:

[SidDithers]

16. Fred Phelps will be protesting Rick Warren?!?...

What, Warren doesn't hate fags enough?

Sid