KBtotheBB

Church plans to protest Ledger’s funeral - The Scoop - MSNBC.com

How sick and twisted are these people? They apparently take issue with Ledger's turn as Ennis del Mar in Brokeback Mountain. (Is anyone else surprised that the Southern Poverty Law Center has them classified as a hate group? Didn't think so.)

“You cannot live in defiance of God. He (Ledger) got on that big screen with a big, fat message: God is a liar and it's OK to be gay,” said Shirley Phelps in a statement sent out by the Topeka, Kan.-based Westboro Baptist Church. "

Ok, so it's bad to be gay, but it's ok to hate?!? These people have a very twisted view of God and what it means to be obey God and be His child.

dbn13

Makes me ashamed to call myself a "Christian" sometimes, because in no way, shape or form would I want to be associated with a church like this (and I consider myself Baptist). It's people like this who give all Christians a bad name.

anamcharas

Sick and twisted.

KBtotheBB

Agreed. Whenever I talk/write about them, the word "church" is ALWAYS in quotation marks, because they're not a church, they're a hate group masquerading as a church.

KeriKadi

Ugh! Do they ever stop to think 'What Would Jesus Do'? Isn't our God a forgiving God? Judge not lest you be judged and all that??? He who is without sin cast the first stone???

I have a VERY hard time believing these people are without sin. There are lots of sins in the Bible I really don't understand why they constantly have to focus on the sodomy one It's right next to the other biggies, you know the 10 Commandments!!! When's the last time they picketed someone who didn't Honor Thy Father??? Or took the Lord's name in vain??? Who are they to determine which sins are worse than others?!?!?

Eleni

I am sorry for the foul mouth but those are some sick f*cks!!! I'm really pissed now! The media should completely boycott their ridiculous messages!
The things people waist their energy on...

Bensmom

That literally makes me want to vomit. How sad to live a life of such anger, and even sadder that they try to drag other people into their misery.

anamcharas

I edited my first post b/c I didn't want to get into US politics. I thought (without reading the article) that this must be the same group the protest the funerals of US soldiers killed in Iraq. I read the article...I was right.

I'm with Keri...What would Jesus do?

~j

Eleni

I just wanted to add that disrespecting the dead is despicable whether or not one is religious.

KBtotheBB

They aren't. The Bible clearly states in Romans 3:23 that we are all sinners and fall short of the glory of God. (Another part they must've glossed over.)

Julie, yes this is that same group. I just recently found out that a friend of the family is a member of the Patriot Guard. They are a nation-wide motorcycle group that intervenes at soldiers' and veterans' funerals. They stand in front of the protesters so the family and mourners don't have to see the hate on their signs, and they rev their engines to drown out the hatred spewing from their mouths.