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Vandalism at Westboro Baptist Church (Phelps Cult)
KMBZ-AM ^ | 11-2-07 | staff

Posted on 11/02/2007 5:38:31 PM PDT by atomic conspiracy

Vandalism at Westboro Baptist Church Friday November 2 2007 9:44

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Topeka police are investigating vandalism at the Westboro Baptist Church, known for its protests at the funerals of soldiers killed in Iraq.

Police said graffiti spray-painted on the church read, "God hates intolerance'' and "God hates the Phelps,'' an apparent reference to the church's belief that God is punishing the United States for its support of homosexuals.

The vandalism was discovered on the day after a Baltimore jury awarded 11 million dollars to the father of a fallen Marine who sued the church over its protest of his son's funeral.

Two homemade firecrackers were found outside the church, and area streets were shut down as a precaution.

Church leader Shirley Phelps-Roper said the damage is the latest of numerous acts of vandalism committed to the church's property over the past 17 years.

(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Kansas
KEYWORDS: blowback; cultists; fredphelps; idiots; lawyers; westborobaptist
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I wouldn't condone criminal activity, but the Phelpers seem to be a little fuzzy on this whole cause/effect thing, don't they?
1 posted on 11/02/2007 5:38:32 PM PDT by atomic conspiracy
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To: atomic conspiracy

They don’t like it, do they.


2 posted on 11/02/2007 5:39:42 PM PDT by wastedyears (One Marine vs. 550 consultants. Sounds like good odds to me.)
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To: atomic conspiracy

I’d be curious to see photos of the damage.


3 posted on 11/02/2007 5:40:50 PM PDT by Tamar1973 (Riding the Korean Wave, one BYJ movie at a time! (http://www.byj.co.kr))
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To: atomic conspiracy

Boo freakin’ hoo.


4 posted on 11/02/2007 5:41:12 PM PDT by Turbopilot (iumop ap!sdn w,I 'aw dlaH)
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To: atomic conspiracy

I remember seeing Louis Theroux’s show about WBC. Some nearby churches were vandalized, including an Episcopal church, which had the misfortune of being near WBC.


5 posted on 11/02/2007 5:41:18 PM PDT by Ptarmigan (Bunnies=Sodomites)
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To: Ptarmigan

I suspect WBC was involved.


6 posted on 11/02/2007 5:42:17 PM PDT by Ptarmigan (Bunnies=Sodomites)
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To: atomic conspiracy

Horrible that this would happen to Al Gore’s buddy and fellow democrat.


7 posted on 11/02/2007 5:42:29 PM PDT by boop (Who doesn't love poison pot pies?)
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To: atomic conspiracy

They have thrown out enough fighting words that they have little to complain about in return. The marks on their walls can be removed with a lick of paint and some elbow grease; the marks they have left on the psyche of a fallen hero’s loved ones are not so easy to erase. May the Phelps family roast in hell for eternity.


8 posted on 11/02/2007 5:42:32 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (Fred Dalton Thompson for President)
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Church leader Shirley Phelps-Roper

She's so butt-ugly she deserves it...

9 posted on 11/02/2007 5:44:22 PM PDT by ErnBatavia (...forward this to your 10 very best friends....)
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To: atomic conspiracy

I would not be shocked if the perps last name were to begin with the letters Phelps.


10 posted on 11/02/2007 5:44:45 PM PDT by joshhiggins
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To: atomic conspiracy

Considering who these scum-bags are, my money says that the “vandalism” is self-inflicted. More likely than not an effort to garner publicity and sympathy.

My give a damn is busted, however.


11 posted on 11/02/2007 5:45:10 PM PDT by Howie66 (To the RAT Party: How can I question your patriotism? You have none, so what's your point?)
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To: atomic conspiracy

I keep waiting for a gay prostitute to come out with proof he has been ole’ Fred Phelps lover for 30 years.


12 posted on 11/02/2007 5:47:38 PM PDT by elizabetty ("Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." .Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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To: atomic conspiracy

Hmmm...well gee maybe God’s punishing them for something.


13 posted on 11/02/2007 5:47:56 PM PDT by fkabuckeyesrule (Revenge begins on December 22nd!!!!!)
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To: ErnBatavia

“She’s so butt-ugly she deserves it..”

Yeah, her husband’s name should be Goat Roper.


14 posted on 11/02/2007 5:48:05 PM PDT by atomic conspiracy (Rousing the blog-rabble since 9-11-01)
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To: Tamar1973

How do we know they didn’t do it?


15 posted on 11/02/2007 5:48:31 PM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature (... give me a moment, I'm thinking.)
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To: atomic conspiracy

I’m not much for property destruction, especially churches, but in this one instance … well … ;-)


16 posted on 11/02/2007 5:48:44 PM PDT by doc1019 (Fred Thompson '08)
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To: atomic conspiracy

This is pretty darn funny


17 posted on 11/02/2007 5:48:53 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: atomic conspiracy
It's not right to vandalize this property. After all, it now belongs to the parent of a Marine who was buried in Baltimore, who recovered a $11 million recovery from this church and its idiot leaders.

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18 posted on 11/02/2007 5:50:28 PM PDT by Congressman Billybob (www.ArmorforCongress.com)
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After all, it now belongs to the parent of a Marine who was buried in Baltimore, who recovered a $11 million recovery from this church and its idiot leaders.

Indeed, it's not like the church hasn't already been vandalized by the Phelps Cult as it is, no need to add to the damage. Spray paint the cult members instead.

19 posted on 11/02/2007 5:53:29 PM PDT by kingu (No, I don't use sarcasm tags - it confuses people.)
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To: atomic conspiracy

Hate begets hate.


20 posted on 11/02/2007 5:53:57 PM PDT by JimSEA
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