akhhorus
02-04-2006, 07:36 PM
Really, how low can you stoop? Are they going to release a tape of them strangling puppies next? They are also celebrating the deaths of the miners in WV. Classy.
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/atlanta/stories/0204kingbriefs.html
Church plans protest
Members of a controversial Kansas church plan to protest Coretta Scott King's funeral on Tuesday because of King's long record of supporing gay rights.
The tiny Topeka-based Westboro Baptist Church has made a name for itself nationally for its virulent anti-gay views. The church, led by the Rev. Fred Phelps, has been protesting at funerals of soldiers killed in the Iraqi War, saying the deaths are punishment for America's support of homesexuals. Church member Shirley Phelps-Roper said seven protesters will be at Tuesday's ceremony, to be held at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church.
Since posting an announcement of their planned picket on the internet, Phelps-Roper said she has received death threats.
Mark Potok with the Southern Poverty Law Center called Westboro Baptist a hate group he's been monitoring for a decade. Among other things, the church has said that America deserved the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks because of the country's permissive stance on homosexuality.
"This is a so-called church that has no interest whatsoever other than attacking gay people," said Potok.
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/atlanta/stories/0204kingbriefs.html
Church plans protest
Members of a controversial Kansas church plan to protest Coretta Scott King's funeral on Tuesday because of King's long record of supporing gay rights.
The tiny Topeka-based Westboro Baptist Church has made a name for itself nationally for its virulent anti-gay views. The church, led by the Rev. Fred Phelps, has been protesting at funerals of soldiers killed in the Iraqi War, saying the deaths are punishment for America's support of homesexuals. Church member Shirley Phelps-Roper said seven protesters will be at Tuesday's ceremony, to be held at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church.
Since posting an announcement of their planned picket on the internet, Phelps-Roper said she has received death threats.
Mark Potok with the Southern Poverty Law Center called Westboro Baptist a hate group he's been monitoring for a decade. Among other things, the church has said that America deserved the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks because of the country's permissive stance on homosexuality.
"This is a so-called church that has no interest whatsoever other than attacking gay people," said Potok.