Religious Group to Picket V-Tech Funerals

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Group Plans To Picket Va. Tech Funerals

The families of those killed in the Virginia Tech massacre may not be able to grieve in peace at the funerals of those they lost. An anti-gay religious group known for protesting at the funerals of American soldiers killed in Iraq is planning on appearing at services for those killed on Monday as well.

The Topeka, Kan.-based Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), which is not affiliated with any national Baptist organization, announced plans to protest at victims’ funerals only hours after 32 people were killed in the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. They also may protest at other events on the Virginia Tech campus.

The organization, founded and led by Fred Phelps, believes the United States has condemned itself to destruction by accepting homosexuality and other “sins of the flesh.” Phelps’ daughter, Shirley Phelps-Roper, said the Virginia Tech teachers and students who died on Monday brought their fate upon themselves by not being true Christians.

“The evidence is they were not Christian. God does not do that to his servants,” Phelps-Roper said. “You don’t need to look any further for evidence those people are in hell.”

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Just when you think humanity has sunk to it's lowest level, these a-holes come along and sink lower. This is just sickning. Protesting is an American right and I am thankful for that, but this truely crosses the line.

[CoasterMatt]

So, if an upset family member of a shooting victim starts picking off the Phelps family with a sniper rifle, where do I send more bullets?

[blueerica]

Oh, I despise that group. I'm trying to remember if I saw an interview with her on TV or whether it was a youtube-type link. They just plain old bonkers.

[ozron]

I'm speechless. There are no words to express my contempt for this group.

Literally.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Um, yeah, more than a little inappropriate. These kids did nothing more than try to make a future for themselves. I'm sure more than a few of them identified as Christian.

Once again, Phelps proves himself to have something of a loose hold on sanity.

[Ponine]

I have nothing to add, but after looking at this thread title four times, I was still thinking.... isnt V-tech a toy company? I guess I better open this thread to see what the hell we're talking about.

[blueerica]

What I don't get is how she separates a true Christian from everything else - which wasn't really anything other than "if you die in a violent way then you weren't a true Christian" - or something to that effect. And it seems to apply to anyone not in her sect. I've never seen a cult-type religious sect go so far out of their way to try and offend others.

[Alex]

It is hateful. But I also don't understand the logic of a protest. It is not a protest of their funerals but rather of the fact that they had been alive (they're certainly no longer sinning now). So rather than protesting the funerals shouldn't they be celebrating?

But, as far as groups capitalizing on these deaths, Phelps will be about 300th in line and a week later than most.

[blueerica]

Maybe their twisted logic is that they'll scare people into becoming "true Christians" - by booing and hissing at them, letting them know they'll go to hell too?

Fire and brimstone, baby... fire and brimstone.

[innerSpaceman]

This is where an eye for an eye comes in nicely, for any wanna-be mass murderers among the Virginia Tech students, staff, or alumni.