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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWell, It did not take the WBC long...
Westboro Baptist Church Freaks Over DOMA Ruling, Claims Hell Is NearThe Huffington Post | By Meredith Bennett-Smith Posted: 06/26/2013 2:34 pm EDT | Updated: 06/26/2013 5:31 pm EDT
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PIC INFO:The Westboro Baptist Church decried the Supreme Court's DOMA ruling and threatened to protest in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 8. Here, New York-based drag performer Qween Amor dances during a rally while surrounded by protesters from the conservative Westboro Baptist Church in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on March 26, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
As Americans across the country celebrated the Supreme Court's landmark decision to strike down parts of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and essentially nullify California's gay marriage ban known as Proposition 8, a smaller, grumpier and virulently anti-gay group of protesters were decidedly less happy.
The Westboro Baptist Church, known for its strident positions on homosexuality, said "God Almighty's ruling cannot be overruled by man."
Now, WBC members -- who have threatened to protest at funerals for service members, Aurora shooting victims and children who died at Sandy Hook Elementary -- will soon be heading to the Supreme Court, according to vocal member and spokeswoman Shirley Phelps-Roper.
Read more @ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/26/westboro-baptist-church-doma-supreme-court-hell_n_3504436.html
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Well, It did not take the WBC long... (Original Post)
Lady Freedom Returns
Jun 2013
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Ms. Toad
(34,060 posts)1. Quite an interesting devil there...
From the transparency of his **er** skin, I'd almost think he belongs among the group the WBC is protesting.
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)2. Let me take a look at pic info...
AH! Here we go...
The Westboro Baptist Church decried the Supreme Court's DOMA ruling and threatened to protest in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 8. Here, New York-based drag performer Qween Amor dances during a rally while surrounded by protesters from the conservative Westboro Baptist Church in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on March 26, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Ms. Toad
(34,060 posts)3. That makes sense.
I looked at the caption in the Huffington Post and didn't see an explanation. Interesting (and a bit misleading) that it isn't even a photo from today.
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)5. Yeah, it is odd how they have it.
You have to put your mouse on the pic in the story to see the info.
And with the mention of hell and damnation a devil pic was a good call. And since the WBC is still planing the protest, they needed to find one from the files.
Kurovski
(34,655 posts)4. Hell is near? Hell is where their home is!
Last edited Thu Jun 27, 2013, 12:39 AM - Edit history (1)
Phelps is a "Daddy Dearest" times-ten.
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)6. Tee Hee.
I can only imagine the weeping and gnashing of teeth going on over there at WBC.
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)7. Yep. Them and some other groups.
From the Artical:
The WBC was joined in its angst by a series of conservative activists who decried the Supreme Court ruling. The American Family Association's Bryan Fischer even worried that the decisions would quickly lead to "the normalization of polygamy, pedophilia, incest and bestiality.