Westboro Baptist Cult Thinks Protesting Powell Boys Funeral Is A Good Idea
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The publicity whores that go by the name of the Westboro Baptist Church are at it again. Their latest desperate and evil act for attention is going to be protesting the tragic death of Charlie and Braden Powell, whose father killed them in a disgusting act of cowardice. From MSNBC:
Westboro Baptist Church, an anti-gay church best known for protesting military funerals, says its members will be at Saturday’s memorial service for Charlie and Braden Powell, the two children who died when their father allegedly set fire to his house.
The small Topeka, Kan.-based church, known for its extreme opposition to homosexuality, claims the boys’ deaths are payback from God over the Washington state Legislature’s support of gay marriage.
Hundreds of people have already vowed online to show up to keep the Westboro Baptist Church from disrupting the funeral, which will be at Life Center Church in Tacoma at 11 a.m.
advertisementCharlie, 7, and Braden, 5, died Sunday when their father, Josh Powell, intentionally set fire to his home in Graham, Wash., police said. The boys arrived there on a supervised visit, but Powell locked the supervisor out of the house. Authorities say Powell, already under investigation in the disappearance of his wife in Utah two years ago, attacked his sons with an ax before all three died in the fire and explosion.
On her Twitter feed Wednesday, Margie J. Phelps wrote “Westboro will picket the funerals of the Powell boys, Sat.,2/11, 12:15p, to remind @GovGregoire they died because of her rebellion,” and “This is why God’s cursed you w Josh Powells blowing up kids.”
Phelps is the daughter of Westboro founder Fred Phelps. Her tweet did not explain how picketing the funeral was a protest against same-sex marriage…
I hope a group of people get together and keep these nut jobs away from the funeral of these boys. If I was in the area I would participate in any attempt to do so, but I would struggle to keep myself from beating some sense into these idiots.
HT: Craig
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You may not like them, but Occupy Seattle is going to counter protest in an attempt to keep Westboro Baptist Cult away from the funeral itself.
What's that saying? The enemy of my enemy is my friend. I hope they keep that cult far away.
I totally wish you were up her to participate. I would take off to see you with the Occupy Seattle protesters.
What if ppl protested a westboro funeral for one of the wack job leaders or one of their fifty inbred kids? Wouldnt like it so much huh
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