Posted on 08/05/2008 9:44:59 PM PDT by Ptarmigan
I was just thinking that the only reason they are allowed to roam free is to discredit believers.
Freepers hate Phelps.
DUmmies hate Phelps.
You have to be a special kind of scum, they don’t even hate terrorists.
"Fundament" is much more like it.
Look it up if you doubt me
I know they are relying on freedom of religion and on the right to free speech, but there must be some laws they are breaking concerning the rights of the mourners they are tormenting.
It's simply disgusting.
Especially since the Mounties busted the group with signs, but the inbreds are claiming another group sneaked over the border and got their stuff FedEx’ed to them. If they DID, Westboro opened a big can of worms......
SUN MEDIA
A controversial U.S. religious group claims it held a brief rally a few streets away from the funeral of Tim McLean Jr. on Saturday, where hundreds stood guard to prevent the group from getting close.
Shirley Phelps-Roper, spokeswoman for Westboro Baptist Church and daughter of pastor Fred Phelps, said one adult and six female youths held a brief protest at Sturgeon Road and Portage Avenue from about 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
“It was a good, safe distance away,” said Phelps-Roper.
Farther west, dozens of police officers stood watch near the Westwood Community Church, where McLean Jr.’s funeral was held while a crowd of hundreds of citizens vowed to form a human chain to block Westboro members from getting near the site.
The funeral started at 4 p.m. but people gathered outside hours earlier.
A posting on a Facebook site dedicated to McLean Jr. expressed gratitude for citizens and police for their support at the funeral.
“We would like to thank everyone for your love and support (for) coming out to the church and lining up along the street,” it read.
Phelps-Roper said protesters did not display their signs and chose to picket away from the church because the Canadian government had made “lawless pronouncements” about arresting Westboro members.
Earlier last week, NDP MP Pat Martin (Winnipeg Centre) urged Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day and Immigration Minister Diane Finley to block the church’s passage into Canada.
Phelps-Roper said Westboro members still managed to slip into Canada.
The Topeka, Kan., fundamentalist church, deemed a hate group by some U.S. organizations, had earlier announced plans to picket at the funeral. The church had earlier claimed that McLean Jr.’s horrific slaying was God’s punishment of Canada for its liberal policies.
Phelps-Roper said church members left Canada shortly after the protest Saturday.
Winnipeg police said they did not receive any reports about a Westboro protest taking place.
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