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Church to protest Comic-Con because of 'idol worship' (Westboro Baptist Church)
SciFi Wire ^ | 07/09/2010 | staff

Posted on 07/09/2010 9:34:55 PM PDT by tlb

The Topeka, Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church, which is headed by Fred Phelps and which has made headlines over the past few years for a series of protests of events such as the funerals of Meet the Press host Tim Russert (because of his Catholicism and what they termed his "tolerance of homosexuality") and Jerry Falwell (whom they termed a "false prophet') and perhaps most notably the funerals of American servicemen killed overseas, have announced that they plan to picket the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con from 1:15 pm to 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 22.

The reason they're going to protest the con? We think it's best described in their own words, as posted on their website:

"Are you kidding?! If these people would spend even some of the energy that they spend on these comic books, reading the Bible, well no high hopes here. They have turned comic book characters into idols, and worship them they do! Isaiah 2:8 Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made: 9 And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not. It is time to put away the silly vanities and turn to God like you mean it. The destruction of this nation is imminent - so start calling on Batman and Superman now, see if they can pull you from the mess that you have created with all your silly idolatry."


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; US: California
KEYWORDS: bieber; bigots; inman; lunatics; phelps; wbc
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To: tlb
Wonder what would happen if the creator of the Archangels comic was a guest at the convention


21 posted on 07/09/2010 10:04:46 PM PDT by Ellendra (I'll believe it's a crisis when the people who say it's a crisis, ACT like it's a crisis!)
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To: Richard Kimball

“You’ll die in theah!”


22 posted on 07/09/2010 10:05:38 PM PDT by sinanju
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To: tlb
07/22/2010 San Diego Convention Center 111 W Harbor Dr. WBC to picket Comic Con

7/22...The same day Bruce Campbell is gonna be there. I'd love to hear his comments on the protest.


23 posted on 07/09/2010 10:07:45 PM PDT by LibFreeOrDie (Obama promised a gold mine, but will give us the shaft.)
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To: Huntress
What do they have against baseball?

Isn't obvious? The bat is obviously a demonic phallic symbol. Then, there is all the ball handling...
24 posted on 07/09/2010 10:08:18 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: tlb
Superman and Spiderman have contributed a lot more to this world than these clowns have.
25 posted on 07/09/2010 10:10:18 PM PDT by NurdlyPeon (Sarah Palin: America's last, best hope for survival.)
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To: tlb

I really, really think Phelps and the gang are going to be disappointed with this latest outing.

Most of these venues will look on them as part of the entertainment and have a great laugh.

I can just see Lady GaGa, Justin Bieber and Adam Lambert posing for pictures in front of ol’ Fred and mocking him.

The baseball fans will pelt him and his with hot dogs and beer.

Joel Osteen might even invite him on stage for yuks.

The comic fanboys will really have blast.

I don’t think his twisted formula will work outside of the context of funerals. Especially not with people as outrageous as he is.


26 posted on 07/09/2010 10:11:59 PM PDT by sinanju
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To: MindBender26

It’s not a cult or a church. It is a bunch of attention whores using tax loopholes. Why anyone gives them any media at all is beyond me. Let them protest and ignore them.


27 posted on 07/09/2010 10:15:54 PM PDT by RachelFaith (2010 is going to be a 100 seat Tsunami - Unless the GOP Senate ruins it all...)
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To: tlb
and who will protest against them for misrepresenting the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
28 posted on 07/09/2010 10:15:56 PM PDT by mstar
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To: tlb

LOL!

With luck, we’ll soon be hearing of their protesting at a Star Trek convention resulting in someone getting a Bat’leth rammed up their a**es!


29 posted on 07/09/2010 10:18:02 PM PDT by RandallFlagg (30-year smoker, E-Cigs helped me quit, and O wants me back smoking again?)
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To: tlb

*sigh*


30 posted on 07/09/2010 10:18:24 PM PDT by Tempest (I give up)
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To: sinanju

You may be right. GIVE him 3 minutes of fame and he won’t be able to milk it for the full 15.

LOL at someone is far more effective than getting mad.


31 posted on 07/09/2010 10:19:03 PM PDT by RachelFaith (2010 is going to be a 100 seat Tsunami - Unless the GOP Senate ruins it all...)
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To: Dr.Zoidberg

LOL — That’s great!


32 posted on 07/09/2010 10:20:19 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: sinanju

The folks at the ComiCon may mistake the Phelps Pholks for a band of intense cosplay enthusiasts.


33 posted on 07/09/2010 10:20:44 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: skintight buffoonery

“WBC to picket the teen pop star Justin Bieber”

Not all bad, then.

Anyway, protesting Comic-con is pointless, really. Counter protesting is even more pointless, what is to gain by trolling trolls?

“God hates Fags, Batman, and Wapanese!”


34 posted on 07/09/2010 10:25:06 PM PDT by Hexenhammer (sic semper tyrannis)
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To: tlb

That might be a fun interaction to watch. We were in SD one year when Comic-Con was going on. Saw lots of *very* interesting characters!


35 posted on 07/09/2010 10:25:54 PM PDT by RoseyT
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To: Richard Kimball

Wow!


36 posted on 07/09/2010 10:27:25 PM PDT by RoseyT
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To: Hexenhammer

To be honest I’d reconsider my opposition to Al Qaeda if they took an anti Bieber stance.


37 posted on 07/09/2010 10:28:55 PM PDT by skintight buffoonery
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To: RachelFaith
It’s not a cult or a church. It is a bunch of attention whores using tax loopholes. Why anyone gives them any media at all is beyond me. Let them protest and ignore them.

Nailed it.

38 posted on 07/09/2010 10:31:38 PM PDT by A message
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To: tlb

Not much you can say or do about asshats that have a fetish for negative attention. I’ll give this guy props, most trolls of his ilk skulk around internet message boards constantly getting kicked off and reapplying under new usernames. It’s a whole other level to travel the country doing it in person. I won’t feel sorry for him when he gets the beating he deserves.


39 posted on 07/09/2010 10:32:27 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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To: skintight buffoonery

Sorry, but I’m going to have to defend Bieber. I saw an interview with him, his mom, and his grandparents. I was impressed with all of them. They are a Christian family, proud of their faith, and his mom pays close attention to his behavior.


40 posted on 07/09/2010 10:33:06 PM PDT by RoseyT
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