Posted on 07/18/2015 6:44:54 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
A Twitter account allegedly run by Westboro Baptist church says that the congregation intends to protest the funerals of the military members killed in Chattanooga earlier this week. The account claims that God sent the shooter to kill the servicemembers and it insinuates that their murders are part of God’s punishment for America moving away from their Biblical standards.
From Times Free Press:
Claiming that God sent the gunman to the military installations in Chattanooga, Westboro Baptist on Saturday indicated that it planned to protest the funerals of the slain Marines and Sailor.
Blaming the killings in part on the acceptance of gay marriage in the U.S., the church said it would protest the funerals “with a helpful message.”
Wesboro is disgustingly out-of-line in their thinking. It sickens me to know people can be so disrespectful in light of a tragedy. Thankfully the Chattanooga community caught wind of Westboro’s plans and locals are preparing to counter the church’s picketing.
But locals have already begun planning a counter protest if Westboro does show up. A Facebook group called “Wall against Westboro” has already garnered more than 9,600 members to organize a peaceful counter protest “where we as a community show these families our admiration for their loved ones.”
In recent years, Westboro Baptist has made a name for itself by protesting the funerals of U.S. servicemen in an attempt to raise awareness of what they say is God’s vengeance for the country’s move away from what they see as Biblical standards.
In another tweet from their account, the church wrote of the dead service members: “What we know is God Hates them! The only merciful thing now is warn the living.”
This isn’t the first time the church has arranged these despicable protests. The church had also planned a protest for the funerals of the Charleston shooting victims killed in June.
I hope Westboro has a change of heart and realizes just how messed up it is to protest the funerals of the fallen military members.
Friends of Al Gore.
Scum.
Back to Topeka.
not sure what their cause it, but they hurt what ever it is by doing what they do the frigging idiots.
I am so sick of this horsechit! It is long past time ROlling THunder b*tchslapped these arseholes into oblivion!
I won’t mention on the internet what I’d like to do to this bunch.
WBC is just following the OT, which the Muslims also follow, albeit a bastardized version.
Democrat Party false flag organization.
Bass turds.
Do this really need a sarc tag?
Exactly. This group is the left’s traveling drama club.
The Westboro Baptist Church is a conglomeration of homosexuals that try to advertise gays as repulsive to make hatred of queers profitable, like racism.
They can call themselves what ever they like, but Jesus is not in their actions.
Time to call some of those...Let’s see, what have they been called on this forum, Thugs, Criminal, Scum, Bullys, Animals, etc, to form guards and escort these 5 fallen heroes to their resting places.
Thank you brothers, you do this country, and the military proud when you escort our hero’s families.
By the way, to stave off the expected; “It’s not the same kind of biker” argument, sure to follow. That will be proof you know nothing about bikers.
Despite what some say!
These westboro freaks may find out more than they want to at these Marine’s funerals.
Any bets on motorcycle people showing up?
It’s not the first time. In 2012 Westboro threatened to have protesters show up at a Veteran’s cemetery in Knoxville. There were about 100 counter-protestors lined up (motorcyles, cars, etc.) along the hwy and at the funeral protecting the mourners. The Westboro-ites never showed up, or if they did they stayed hidden in the woodwork.
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