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- FtLib33334, on 11/06/2007, -17/+488Nice. Finally a little comeuppance for these hate mongers. Finally.
- tgunner, on 11/08/2007, -6/+171I was hoping the 21 gun salute would make an "aiming error" :(
But this is cool too. - luke123, on 11/08/2007, -23/+169The Westboro Baptist Church will get their comeuppance for an eternity, unfortunately. They twist the word of God and use it as a way to spread hate and not love. They judge others and refuse to mourn with those who mourn as the Bible instructs us to do. Groups of people have done the very same thing throughout the history of Christianity, but that doesn't mean it represents the truth anymore than terrorism represents the truth of Islam. I applaud the courts for siding against the Westboro Baptist Church, whose mission it was to cause emotional "pain and suffering" in the same way that yelling "FIRE!" in a crowded theater is aimed at causing physical suffering. What is unfortunate is that the Westboro Baptist Church is garnering so much attention. It's a few dozen people, made up mostly by a single family of horribly misguided people. Here is some truth about Christianity: "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." 1 Corinthians 13:4-7.
- slashbot, on 11/05/2007, -12/+118As a conservative, I found what these people did to be absolutely despicable.
I don't care what your politics is, you should not desecrate a funeral for a member of our armed forces who has given their lives for their country. - qwickone, on 11/05/2007, -19/+109Even free speech has its limits. That's why it's illegal to yell fire in a crowded theatre when there's no fire. If nothing else, they were disturbing the peace and possibly inciting a riot. But this wasn't even a criminal case, it was a civil case, so no one said what they did was illegal.
- gregfadein, on 11/02/2007, -3/+82Not quite.
They weren't fined for saying mean things. That's fine.
They were fined for invasion of privacy and undue harassment. Free speech is irrelevant here. - pintomp3, on 11/02/2007, -2/+67they shouldn't desecrate anyone's funeral.
- banq59, on 11/08/2007, -8/+72Some justice finally. This was one of the most appalling things I have ever read about and I am glad these pigs have to pay.
- ontheplains, on 11/07/2007, -4/+67i would just like to clarify this for everyone - Kansas does not support these idiots. whatsoever. their relatively small group of followers are looked upon even by most super-conservative Kansans as no better than an infection upon the state and its reputation. they are hated even more locally than they are nationally. we've learned to just treat them as though they don't exist. their opinions are not even ones that we disagree with, but are so beyond comprehension that they are not even considered as viable opinions.
we'll have to put up with his children next, but at least the head f***er will be dead soon enough. - ApokalypseNow, on 11/05/2007, -6/+68Just so you know, this case was not about free speech, but about "invasion of privacy and intent to inflict emotional distress." Their hate speech was incidental.
From yesterday's article @ http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/10/31/funeral.prote ... - lexmichaels, on 11/08/2007, -15/+76Fags:1
Westboro Baptist Church: 0 - inactive, on 11/05/2007, -5/+64"It will take the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals a few minutes to reverse this silly thing," (Rev.) Phelps said. "And if that fails, we'll just call the A-Team."
- stevefl209, on 11/02/2007, -16/+71OK, I heard you out....I'm still burying you. Freedom of speech is not boundless. For example, freedom of speech doesn't let you get away with slander. Freedom of speech is not enforcable in any private organization. This judgement was for "invasion of privacy and emotional distress". It has as little to do with freedom of speech as a judgement for slander would.
- DoctorDuckey, on 11/05/2007, -2/+53Fred Phelps and his church threatened to come to my school a few years back because we were holding a production of the Laramie Project [describes story of a boy who was killed because he was gay].
Phelps sent us angry letters saying that God hates us. We're a Catholic school. - binaryloop, on 11/02/2007, -3/+52Apparently God hates ***** too.
- espek, on 11/07/2007, -4/+52Maybe God does hate fags.
I mean, I don't smoke myself, but don't mind when people smoke around me.
God is grouchy and old, so he might have higher disdain for cigarettes. They do kill people after all. - designer, on 11/02/2007, -0/+44Its a scam. These ***** are not even a real church, the guy is a lawyer and the people in his "church" are his family members. He applies for a permit to protest and if the city doesn't give him one he sues for suppression of free speech.
- inactive, on 11/02/2007, -6/+47Whats the big deal, I just bought a pack of fags down at the local pub mate.
- scatfly, on 11/03/2007, -3/+43Court Rules: God Does Not Hate Fags!
- inactive, on 11/02/2007, -2/+42Why don't these people move to Iran where there are no gays?
- inactive, on 11/02/2007, -5/+45Long overdue.
- PA42, on 11/02/2007, -4/+43That's not entirely true. I know it's cliche, but you can't yell "fire" in a theatre. But you also can be held liable for defamation and libel as well both intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress. I wouldn't be so sure the appeals court will feel this is protected speech.
- audiophile8706, on 11/03/2007, -4/+42All I can say is: "Awesome."
These people are a disgrace. - pintomp3, on 11/02/2007, -3/+39god hates haters.
- falafelkiosken, on 11/03/2007, -5/+37Haha they got what they deserved, I hope that "church" have to close down now. :)
- saltinekracka20, on 11/03/2007, -5/+37God doesn't hate fags. Inaccurate.
- pkonink, on 11/02/2007, -2/+31Hannibal wouldn't touch this guy with a 10-foot cigar, lol.
- grendelboogie, on 11/02/2007, -3/+32It's a civil case. The legal system doesn't let you say whatever you want. In a civil case, you can be tried for libel and slander. In this case, they are being sued for Invasion of Privacy by the grieving family. I don't think this will be rejected on appeal.
- saintdesy, on 11/02/2007, -1/+29It's not illegal if there actually IS a fire.
- sovereign3, on 11/02/2007, -2/+30Free speech does not entitle you to free "hate" speech. Speech that is intended arouse violence, incite hate, or is incendiary is NOT protected by the first amendment. Hence the term "fighting words." The Supreme Court created this precedence years ago and continues to uphold it.
- luke123, on 11/03/2007, -4/+31I will answer "dildoolielly," who appears to be a member of the Westboro Baptist Church, with truth: whose job is it to determine who is going to hell and who isn't? Judge not, lest you be judged! You quote from Matthew 13:41-42, 50 -- an excellent scripture. It's how Jesus instructed his disciples to spread the Gospel, (the good news that He had died on the cross for our sins). Did Jesus instruct his disiples to scream at the sinners? Did he instruct them to fight them in fleshy, worldly, angry ways. No. He simply told them to offer them the gospel and if they accpeted it, to remain; and if not, depart. Find me the place in the Bible where it tells you to go to a person's funeral and cast judgement on them? To cause them pain and suffering? Tell me how Jesus reacted to the thief who mocked him on the cross. Did he scream at him? No. He didn't defend himself at all. Christ's instructions to us are simple, to love God with all our hearts and to love others as ourselves. Matthew 12:36-40: "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."
My prayers are for your eyes to be opened and no longer take part in Satan's deceit. - MikeonTV, on 11/02/2007, -25/+52Dugg for the possibility of having the word 'Fag' on the front page - a feat done only a handful of time - http://www.digg.com/search?s=fag&submit=Search&sec ...
- glasgowm, on 11/02/2007, -2/+29This has nothing to do with free speech. This is to do with harassment.
- SkyValley, on 11/02/2007, -4/+31Ah, this has made my day.
- adrift, on 11/02/2007, -6/+33Fred Phelps and Westboro Baptist Church is a scam and a fraud. Fred Phelps was a civil rights lawyer before being disbarred and a life time Democrat who was an Al Gore fund raiser in the 80s and long time Gore supporter. The Westboro "Church" is comprised mostly of some 60 family members (he's got something like 13 kids himself) and is located at his home, and a good lot of these family members are lawyers themselves. The man spends about 150 thousand a year to travel to gay/lesbian events, funerals, and national disasters acting as a caricature of an extremist far right Christian religious group. He's doing this for one of two reasons (or maybe both). Either he's inciting violence towards himself and his family in order to sue the hell out of any one who takes a punch or sue a city for preventing him from protesting in the hopes to make big big money (the "church" films all protests and is very professional and careful in how it goes about the protest in order to ensure the most exposure in the least amount of time and inciting anger without doing anything illegal). The more outrageous reason he may be doing this (and i personally believe this to be true) is that he's actually purposely working towards advancing gay rights by victimizing homosexuals and throwing anti-gay rights activists (and Christians) in as dark a light as possible by association. This would follow in step with the civil rights work he was committed to before being disbarred.
Why no one has bothered to really look into this guys past and expose him for the fraud and scam artist he is is beyond me. - BuckCynnie, on 11/02/2007, -7/+33Christians are not the worst. All ignorant hateful people are equally harmful, regardless of what gods they believe in.
- Puttzy, on 11/03/2007, -10/+34You are out there man. Way out there. Like I think you live in grossly overstated hyperbole land. Come back to opinionated jerk spewing random ***** land and we can all start the long trek to understanding each other world together.
Thanks - MaddieCakes, on 11/02/2007, -0/+23Fred Phelps doesn't care if you're Catholic. In his eyes, if your last name isn't Phelps, you're going to Hell. They're not real Christians, they're a ***** evil cult.
- benfraley, on 11/03/2007, -7/+29Guess what? God also hates adultry, greed, lust, stealing, etc. Why not hold up signs for those? Perhaps they would feel hypocritical.
- reed311, on 11/02/2007, -3/+25This would be a free speech issue if they were being charged with a crime for what they said, they are not. They are being sued in civil court.
- pintomp3, on 11/02/2007, -0/+20as satisfying as that would be, we shouldn't sink to their level. vengeance hurts both sides.
- anonadmin, on 11/02/2007, -1/+20You can add Romans 13:10 "Love does no harm to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law."
and
Leviticus 19: 17-18 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke [reason with] thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.
I also love to point out that the work Satan in Hebrew means "adversary", This would lead me to believe that they are following Satan by being adversarial and not loving there neighbor.
Oh well, another "Good Christian" for the fire. ;) - crispee, on 11/02/2007, -0/+19Jesus' teachings are nice. I wish more "followers of Christ" would take them to heart. Unfortunately, church today has become more about slick presentation and group dynamics than study of a very wise man's teachings.
- Habitbraker, on 11/08/2007, -0/+16Crazy that people can use the name of Jesus to do exactly what Jesus said not to do. They need to go read the teachings of Jesus again because they clearly missed the important parts. Hooray for the jury who made the right decision against those who seek to tear people apart, divide us all and ruin the country through that division. When all the people can accept everyone as equals and give them respect as human beings this country will achieve real greatness until then all remains at risk.
- hipnerd, on 11/02/2007, -2/+17Yes. They are entitled to their opinion, but they may not be entitled to scream that opinion at grieving widows at a funeral. The court will have to weigh the free-speech rights of the church against the privacy rights of the family.
- gregfadein, on 11/03/2007, -2/+17You forgot shellfish. God hates shellfish.
- rhinoren, on 11/02/2007, -1/+15Nice thought through answer.
- scoot2006, on 11/03/2007, -5/+19Making them poor isn't going to stop them from being completely bat ***** crazy, but I guess it's a start in the right direction.
I say we reinstate public executions for pieces of ***** like these people. - Jargonaut06, on 11/02/2007, -3/+17Thank God.
- pintomp3, on 11/02/2007, -0/+13but then who's funeral's will they protest?
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