westboro cult shot down in Tn.

[powderman]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Bikers revved their engines. Thousands of protesters waved American flags.

On one side of the street, the signs read: “Nashville: No place for hate” and “God loves Sgt. Kevin Balduf.”
On the other side, they read: “Thank God for dead soldiers” and “God is your enemy.”
But beyond all that, inside the protective walls of a quiet church, lay a young man in Marine dress blues.
On May 12, Nashville native and Marine Sgt. Kevin Balduf, 27, was killed in combat in Afghanistan. Much closer to his home, Christian fundamentalists in Topeka, Kansas, planned their trip to protest his funeral.
News of Westboro Baptist Church's plans lit up social media sites, resulting in a counter-protest of about 2,000 people Monday outside Woodmont Hills Family of God church . In less than 10 minutes, two hours before the funeral's start, the three Westboro protesters took their leave.
Earlier Monday, the three protested outside Gordon Jewish Community Center in Bellevue and the Islamic Center of Nashville on 12th Avenue South. During their short protest of the Islamic center, someone slashed the tires on their rented SUV. Metro Police took a report, but no one has been charged.
Since a March Supreme Court ruling in favor of Westboro Baptist, counter-protesters have stepped up their efforts to shout the group down at soldiers' funerals. America must allow “even hurtful speech on public issues to ensure that we do not stifle public debate,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in his opinion for the court.
All but one justice sided with the church, which has stirred outrage with raucous demonstrations contending that God is punishing the military for the nation's tolerance of homosexuality. The church was started in 1955 and regularly protests the funerals of soldiers nationwide.
The Topeka church didn't respond to calls and emails requesting comment Monday, and the protesters left the funeral area without speaking to media.
The mission of the counter-protesters was for Balduf's family and friends coming to mourn to see only American flags, only patriotism, only a showing of gratitude for Balduf's sacrifice.

[yellowtail3]

APART FROM their interrupting funerals... Westboro Baptist sounds like a pretty good fit for you, PM. Look at some of their signs - God Hates Fags, and Obama is The Beast, God Hates Obama - aren't those things that you agree with? I write this based on your posts here - am I wrong on this?


Here's what Phelps had to say about Muslims and Koran-flushing:

"So what if our guys flushed copies of the Quran down the toilet? We hope they did. They probably did; We hope they flush more. Mohammed was a demon-possessed whoremonger and pedophile who contrived a 300-page work of Satanic fiction: The Quran! Like America's own whoremonger and pedophile wangled his own hokey Book of Mormon!"

That has a familiar ring - Phelps probably calls them godless ones, too. And they do detest homosexuals, or fags as they call them. What do you think of that?

[Bugflipper]

I see you've baited the lines yellowtail3.   


They were to protest funerals locally where children died in a school bus some time ago. They never showed. It seems quite a bit of their agenda is to start the controversy of their coming to protest than not show. I suppose they get the same effect through the media that way.

[tcencore3006]

Yellowtail,
Are you in the habit of looking for fights? Maybe you guys have a history but that seems to be a little uncalled for.
TC

[yellowtail3]

Yellowtail,
Are you in the habit of looking for fights? Maybe you guys have a history but that seems to be a little uncalled for.TC

TC, I observe - based on postings - that the Westboro gang apparently has much in common, politically/religiously, with the originator of this thread, is all. Do you think that is an unfair or inaccurate observation?  The Westboro types hate homosexuals, hate Muslims, and hate Obama, seem to delight in expressing contempt for those they don't like. There's a ring of familiarity, don't you think? Or maybe not. I'll be glad to be corrected, if I misjudge.

Other than protesting funerals... what's not to like about Westboro's brand of... political 'Christianity'?

I'm no troll... I'm ready to be schooled, and I'm listening. Have I made a politically-incorrect observation, here?

[tcencore3006]

Personally I do not view Westboro as a brand of Christianity at all.  I view them as a a hate group that likes being able to not pay taxes as a non-profit.  Hate of any form does not have any place in Christianity not matter who it is aimed at. 

Scripture teaches whoever has hate in his heart against his brother is guilty of murder...We also are told to love our enemies...I could on but I won't 

I have often wondered why so many Christians (and I am a Christian) pick on certain topics and clearly overlook those that are conveniently part of their lives. 

I don't know you or powderman and want nothing to do with whatever it is you two tend to grumble about.  I have no intention of getting caught up in arguments that accomplish nothing. 

[yellowtail3]

Personally I do not view Westboro as a brand of Christianity at all.  I view them as a a hate group that likes being able to not pay taxes as a non-profit.  Hate of any form does not have any place in Christianity not matter who it is aimed at. 

I agree.

Scripture teaches whoever has hate in his heart against his brother is guilty of murder...We also are told to love our enemies...I could on but I won't 

Oh, do go on... you're getting to the Gospel, and the part that matters day-to-day and could make a MUCH BIGGER CONTRIBUTION toward furthering The Kingdom, than hatin' on gays and whoever.

I have often wondered why so many Christians (and I am a Christian) pick on certain topics and clearly overlook those that are conveniently part of their lives. 

Happens when folks confuse politics and Gospel, and try to make them dovetail... and they part they change is the gospel, to fit their polytics/prejudices. They do not go together well.

[powderman]

APART FROM their interrupting funerals... Westboro Baptist sounds like a pretty good fit for you, PM. Look at some of their signs - God Hates Fags, and Obama is The Beast, God Hates Obama - aren't those things that you agree with? I write this based on your posts here - am I wrong on this?


Here's what Phelps had to say about Muslims and Koran-flushing:

"So what if our guys flushed copies of the Quran down the toilet? We hope they did. They probably did; We hope they flush more. Mohammed was a demon-possessed whoremonger and pedophile who contrived a 300-page work of Satanic fiction: The Quran! Like America's own whoremonger and pedophile wangled his own hokey Book of Mormon!"

That has a familiar ring - Phelps probably calls them godless ones, too. And they do detest homosexuals, or fags as they call them. What do you think of that?

You need a different bait. I won't respond to such silliness. POWDERMAN. 

[yellowtail3]

You need a different bait. I won't respond to such silliness. POWDERMAN. 

Since there's not much you could write, PM, that would undo the apparent 90% or so alignment between yerself & the Westboro nutcases, the above non-responsive response is probably best can be hoped for. There's always self-examination, but that would be asking a lot.

[powderman]

YAAAAAWWWWWWWWNNNN. POWDERMAN. 

[srussell]

amazing. ill just go and defend America

[bigMikeA]

.self examination YT....   try it.

[yellowtail3]

.self examination YT....   try it.

Thanks for the recommendation... I do it often.

[Graybeard]

yellowtail3 if the personal attacks don't stop we'll have to see how you like being banned again. You did promise me if I let you back you'd behave and stay within the rules. Personal attacks and name calling is outside the rules.