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New Capitol display sought with Santa "hell" warning
Seattle Times ^

Posted on 12/11/2008 9:04:22 AM PST by SoldierMedic

A Kansas-based church that has blamed deaths in Iraq on U.S. tolerance of homosexuality has asked Gov. Christine Gregoire's office to approve a "Santa Claus will take you to hell" message to display among other religious statements in the Capitol's third-floor hallway.

The first part of Westboro's proposed message, according to Spokesman-Review reporter Rich Roesler:

"You'd better watch out, get ready to cry, You'd better go hide, I'm telling you why 'cuz Santa Claus will take you to hell. He is your favorite idol, you worship at his feet, but when you stand before your God He won't help you take the heat. So get this fact straight: you're feeling God's hate, Santa's to blame for the economy's fate, Santa Claus will take you to hell."

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Thanks a bunch Christine.
1 posted on 12/11/2008 9:04:22 AM PST by SoldierMedic
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To: Baynative

And the unfortunate saga of the Holiday Display continues.


2 posted on 12/11/2008 9:05:53 AM PST by SoldierMedic (Rowan Walter, 23 Feb 2007 Ramadi)
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To: SoldierMedic

More ammunition for the anti-theists.


3 posted on 12/11/2008 9:06:13 AM PST by Soothesayer (The United States of America Rest in Peace November 4 2008)
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To: SoldierMedic

At least this is funnier than WBC’s previous antics. Well, closer to being funny.


4 posted on 12/11/2008 9:07:32 AM PST by murdoog ("I am involved with politics so that politics is not involved with me"-Dan Flynn)
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5 posted on 12/11/2008 9:08:26 AM PST by sionnsar (Iran Azadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY)|http://trad-anglican.faithweb.com/|RCongressIn2Years)
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To: SoldierMedic

Yes, more fuel for the atheists.


6 posted on 12/11/2008 9:10:36 AM PST by Beowulf9
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To: SoldierMedic
"Thanks a bunch Christine.

Thanks a bunch Xine

7 posted on 12/11/2008 9:10:56 AM PST by jonrick46
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To: SoldierMedic

Gregoire may turn Phelp’s crew down, but I hope it goes up so that there will be more of a backlash against her.


8 posted on 12/11/2008 9:11:03 AM PST by Anti-Bubba182
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To: SoldierMedic
Left to right -- Rev. Phelps of Westboro Baptist, Tipper Gore, Betty Phelps, and Sen. Al Gore at fundraiser by Phelps for Sen. Al Gore. --- Remember, always, that these freaks are Democrats ---
9 posted on 12/11/2008 9:12:41 AM PST by MeanWestTexan (Beware Obama's Reichstag fire.)
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To: SoldierMedic

What next? How about, if this one flies, we approach Christine with yet another holiday message: “Fred Phelps, Sr., will lead you to hell!” We need to get every possible view on the season out there.


10 posted on 12/11/2008 9:16:50 AM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: SoldierMedic

>> And the unfortunate saga of the Holiday Display continues.

Ah, for the good old days when you could bitch slap some loudmouth a$$ in the face (with a glove or otherwise) and be applauded by the police, courts and jury for being a great patriot. I guess with 3% of the worlds population and 75% of the world’s lawyers, those days are long gone in the USA.


11 posted on 12/11/2008 9:17:33 AM PST by QBFimi2 (Ve are the New World Order; ve bring to the world dis-order. Spike Jones, 1943.)
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I don't see any way how she can turn them down. The State probably won't let her since she has included so many other religious statements at the display. She's dug herself into a hole and has nobody to blame but herself.
12 posted on 12/11/2008 9:19:55 AM PST by SoldierMedic (Rowan Walter, 23 Feb 2007 Ramadi)
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To: SoldierMedic

Wow. This Christine chick is seriously ill.
Crack kills, Chris! Back away from the pipe!
(strange,by the way,that her first name starts with Christ.)


13 posted on 12/11/2008 9:20:20 AM PST by gimme1ibertee (Sarahloution!!!!!)
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To: SoldierMedic

I recall a sermon from my youth in which the pastor mentioned “Satan’s claws” in reference to Santa.


14 posted on 12/11/2008 9:35:42 AM PST by JimRed ("Hey, hey, Teddy K., how many girls did you drown today?" TERM LIMITS, NOW AND FOREVER!)
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To: SoldierMedic

Westboro church needs to be burned to the ground with a lightning strike.

God needs to talk to those people in a language they might understand.


15 posted on 12/11/2008 9:40:09 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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Remember, always, that these freaks are Democrats ---

They had one of there "protests" at Al Gore's father's funeral

16 posted on 12/11/2008 9:42:52 AM PST by MilspecRob (Most people don't act stupid, they really are.)
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To: SoldierMedic

I’m so ashamed of our state.


17 posted on 12/11/2008 11:02:22 AM PST by anniegetyourgun
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To: SoldierMedic
Santa Claus will take you to hell.

Too late. Already there. Obama has been elected president.

18 posted on 12/11/2008 12:10:39 PM PST by dragonblustar (Once abolish the God, and the government becomes the God - G. K. Chesterton)
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