Oh, for . . .the stupid trolls are back

[pegkerr]

The Westboro Baptist church (of www.godhatesfags.com fame) announced plans to picket the funerals of the Virginia Tech victims because:

"God is punishing America for her sodomite sins. The 33 massacred at Virginia Tech died for America's sins against WBC (Westboro Baptist Church). Just as U.S. soldiers dying in Iraq each day for America's sins against WBC."

Comments

[loup_noir]

These people are just horrid. I can't help but wonder what the rest of the Baptists think of them. I hope there's a special place in hell for them.

[eal.livejournal.com]

To the best of my knowledge, they aren't part of either Baptist convention. They used to be, but are no longer. I believe, though I'm not certain, that it was a mutual parting of the ways.

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

With much relief on the Baptists' part, I'll bet.

[naomikritzer]

There was an old line about Nixon's religious affiliation: Nixon claimed the Quakers, but the Quakers never claimed him.

This goes double (octuple? googleplextuple?) for Phelps and the Baptists, I think. Nixon, for all that he was a bad person who did bad things, was not actually evil incarnate in human form, as Phelps is.

[huladavid.livejournal.com]

Well, speaking as a Baptist I...

I dunno, part of me doesn't think about Phelps, or get het up about him, because a)that's what he wants & b) it doesn't do me any good to work up a head of steam when I have no positive way of using it.

To be honest, however, when I read about him yesterday I did think, "Ok, someone's gotta do something about this guy". And I think that what's gotta be done is something "judo-istic", something unexpected. Like invite his group to a funeral or something, or--when they show up next time throw a party for him. Or angel the hell outta him like the friends of Matthew Shepard did.

(Which reminds me, I once e-mailed Ann Coulter and asked her to add me to her traitors list. Haven't heard anything back from her, and we're supposed to be married in a couple of weeks.)*
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*a) Yes, I have been taking my medications, & b)no, hallucinations are not a side effect.