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Across America, people sick of Westboro Baptist Church’s protests at funerals for fallen soldiers have turned their attention to Baltimore with hopes the lawsuit sinks the church, founded by the Rev. Fred Phelps in 1955. Related Topics:
What's the best way to deal with Westboro Baptist Church's anti-America protests?
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Examiner Reader said:
pay no attention to the animals. but the constitution protects reprehensible speech and the speech of marty yo'malley, nancy pelosi, sheila dixon, harr reid, ted "killer" kennedy and the rest of the democratic party whose speech is always wrong and frequestly flamable.
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8:01 AM MST on Thu., Oct. 25, 2007 , His Call. Did you hear: News Flash, New Governor in town, Derlich is not in office?.? 9:29 PM MST on Wed., Oct. 24, 2007 ? News Flash, Un Censored. New Governor in town. Washed up lying desperate Derlick last attempt grasp at straws. Good try, the media is fair this time around. ": Bleeding heart, don't tell me about a bleeding heart when you can criticize efforts of sincerity like the comments above. Last straw is right; that is what changed things. At least some have a bleeding heart and are not afraid to admit it; even at their own demise. That is a hell of a lot more then I can say for others, like heartless individuals. Glad you had a good go around with it, hope it made you happy to humiliate someone again, but you remember this truth. There is a record kept by God and that is all that really matters to me, he sees, knows, and will accordingly justify! You can take that one to the bank; after you pay your tax icrease
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These people are only trying to get their slice of pie amongst a growing group of flakey christianazis.There is nothing spiritual about any religion,it's always political.Whipping up a batch of kool-aid now,that should do the trick.
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jay said:
Leave them along and don't pay any attention to them.
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Examiner Reader said:
Pay no mind,just alot of speaking in tounges.Mythology still exsists?
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Bernard Watt - Reading, PA said:
After reading my comments I found that I should have said they the Church has NO respect for our deceased warriors.
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Bernard Watt - Reading, PA said:
I am a US Navy veteran considered a Korean Vet - I think this Church is defaming any deceased member of our great Military. The police in any town or city that they show up in for their protests should find some valid reason for putting all of them in jail. They are saying that the reason for their protests is against homosexuality is rediculous, if they were to go to San Francisco or NYC or even Baltimore and protest against the Gay Community they would certainly face a group of people that would come back at them - instead they pick a sad affair such as a military funeral - this shows they have respect for our great military person as well as no guts to face some group that is at a greater level of humanity then they are.
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Examiner Reader said:
No shock just plain and simple truth.
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Westboro's approach is obviously hypocritical and against the teachings of Christ. All they want is attention, just like a child throwing a temper tantrum. If the media stops giving it to them and the law suits are handled behind closed doors, eventually they will be forgotten. If they continue to show up at unwanted places, people need to not let their emotions get the best of them and 'turn the other cheek'. If society acts indifferent and unphased, their 'shock value' is lost. And lets face it, the shock value is all they have.
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Examiner Reader said:
Give them to Iran...afterall there are no homosexuals there.
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To: Judge Richard Bennett,Mr. Albert Snyder and JURY: Fred Phelps and his clan of hatemongerers are the living Anti-Christ descendent spawn of another Wild-eyed, murdering, raping and pillaging "Bible-Beater" named John Brown, whose hateful wall mural sized image "is adorned and revered" in Topeka, Kansas Capitol Statehouse. Like their founder who used the guise of "Slavery Abolition" to spew his hate, Phelps and his reprobates have freely Traveled This Entire Country, spewing hate and "Destroying even the Human Dignity of Death" that Every Person is Entitled to."If We Cannot Remember History We are Destined to Repeat it" Phelps deserves more than Lawsuit- John Brown was captured, tried and Hung in Harper's Ferry Virginia. Fred Phelps needs to be charged with High Crimes & Treason, found guilty, beheaded and that head Impaled on a Steeple in the Middle of America for all to See!! Charles Glover, Wichita Kansas (Former Pennsylvanian, age 64, financially rooted last 27 years in HELL)
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Examiner Reader said:
Let the people who are hurt by the crazy group file suit, and then get the media to ignore them. Sooner or later they will go away.
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Examiner Reader said:
Let's see. 75 people (all related) raving all over the country. Try nuturing them. There has to be some in family breeding going on. That explains why they are nuts.
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