Westboro Church Thread (Civilty is a must to take part in this thread)

[Iamasingularity]

So many of you may have heard of this so called "Church"
Here`s a wiki page to start research: Westboro Baptist Church - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I would like to know your thoughts/opinions and anything else related to it.

Warning: This thread could become a really debated topic and there might be stuff flying around, hitting you in the face, even crap to make your face go red. Keep it civil to ensure this thread stays open and that this information will be available to the net.

 

[ShadyDavey]

Scarcely a new topic of discussion although I have no doubt there will always be those willing to approach it from a new perspective

http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/po...planning-picket-funerals-children-norway.html

http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/off-topic/160517-wbc-again.html

http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/politics-current-events/150345-westboro-church-again.html

http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/politics-current-events/149936-wbc-drowned-out-flags-bikers.html

(Those URL's are simply from the first page of search results - I know there were more heated debates lurking)

 

[Murmel]

There are a number of threads about them. Just give it a quick search.

This one for example http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/politics-current-events/150345-westboro-church-again.html

 

[Iamasingularity]

Scarcely a new topic of discussion although I have no doubt there will always be those willing to approach it from a new perspective

http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/po...planning-picket-funerals-children-norway.html

http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/off-topic/160517-wbc-again.html

http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/politics-current-events/150345-westboro-church-again.html

http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/politics-current-events/149936-wbc-drowned-out-flags-bikers.html

(Those URL's are simply from the first page of search results - I know there were more heated debates lurking)

Thanks for the links. Dammit people! When I searched for it on 7string, there was a bunch of irrelevant stuff. I wonder if the search engine has a tagging problem.

 

[Spinedriver]

Honestly, there isn't an awful lot to discuss. They're just a pious group of people that crave attention. Two of the younger ones joined Kevin Smith on an episode of Smodcast and were saying that once 'Grandpa' dies, there will be someone to take his place but more and more of the young people are leaving. So basically, it's only a matter of time until there will only be a few of them left and they will cease to matter.

At one point I think they may have carried a bit of 'weight' to them because of all the media attention they were getting by protesting military funerals but they've diluted their message. They literally protest everything, so every time they try to get in the news, the more people realize that they're a joke.

 

[Iamasingularity]

There are a number of threads about them. Just give it a quick search.

This one for example http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/politics-current-events/150345-westboro-church-again.html

Thanks, I gave it a tweak and got better results. Perhaps there should be a megathread for it, I really doubt the mods would allow that though.

Honestly, there isn't an awful lot to discuss. They're just a pious group of people that crave attention. Two of the younger ones joined Kevin Smith on an episode of Smodcast and were saying that once 'Grandpa' dies, there will be someone to take his place but more and more of the young people are leaving. So basically, it's only a matter of time until there will only be a few of them left and they will cease to matter.

At one point I think they may have carried a bit of 'weight' to them because of all the media attention they were getting by protesting military funerals but they've diluted their message. They literally protest everything, so every time they try to get in the news, the more people realize that they're a joke.

True. Though they crave attention and make money of all the lawsuits from the attention recieved, I can`t help but think of the grief they cause. Plus guess who pays for the Police that stand between them and the grieving/angry people. Thats right the people of this country, that they state they hate and are alllll going to hell. Man how the hell do people get sucked into this BS.

On the other note, I found this short video on them:



And I thought at least these guys had unconditional love for their children. Tsk, Tsk.

 

[The Grief Hole]

Plus guess who pays for the Police that stand between them and the grieving/angry people. Thats right the people of this country,

They are active in Japan are they?

Religious people interpret the bible in many different ways. Some of them are bloody nice people. Some of them are soul-less shells of human beings. And some of them are members of WBC. I know which ones I would put up against a wall with 1 minute to pray for God to rescue them.

 

[JPhoenix19]

I am frequently saddened that churches like WBC are out there influencing people's view on Christianity. We're not all like that- far from it.

 

[Waelstrum]

These guys are just trolls. As such, they should be treated like any other troll: ignore them, and they cease to be a problem. All they can do is use their words, which are harmless if you pay them no heed. This thread will only help them.

 

[Iamasingularity]

They are active in Japan are they?

Religious people interpret the bible in many different ways. Some of them are bloody nice people. Some of them are soul-less shells of human beings. And some of them are members of WBC. I know which ones I would put up against a wall with 1 minute to pray for God to rescue them.

If those people had come to pickett the Tsunami area`s I think I wouldn`t think twice to cave their faces in (except the kids, can`t bame them) True, although I do have some problems with religion, these Westboro people are on a scale that I have no place for. I could only wish these people were trolling...

These guys are just trolls. As such, they should be treated like any other troll: ignore them, and they cease to be a problem. All they can do is use their words, which are harmless if you pay them no heed. This thread will only help them.

Well they`re fed by the lawsuits which they manage to win over in these situations. It might be simple for me and you to ignore, but not for the people they go pickett and disrespect. See their website, they actively pickett, and once they save some money they`ll be carting their homemade signs to another country. The whole point I`m trying to make is that people need to know of this. For example the News group in my country. Though they do have proper news, its always interupted by some Celebrity`s meth addiction/a wild boar/monkeys and what not.
Though they keep using the ammendments/freedom of speech to support their doings, I`m surprised that the grief they cause is not taken into consideration.

 

[Iamasingularity]

Double post:

Logic fail (read the twitter posts as well):

Westboro Baptist Church uses iPhone to announce protest at Steve Jobs’s funeral - Under God - The Washington Post

 

[Ninetyfour]

http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/po...planning-picket-funerals-children-norway.html

That was sickening. In fact their whole system of operating is entirely twisted, I'm not sure how they think they can be taken seriously as a 'church'. I feel bad for legitimate, caring and charitable Christians.

 

[MaxOfMetal]

Discussion of WBC is prohibited on this site. Post about them again and it's bans all around. Got it?