Just when you think the Westboro Baptist Church can't go any lower - they do.

[karadinart]

Westboro Baptist Church are planning to picket the funeral of the little girl who was killed in Arizona because “she is not innocent. They corrupted her from the womb. God doesn’t make mistakes.” “WBC prays for your destruction–more shooters, more dead carcasses piling up, young, old, leader and commoner–all.”

Yeah.

The IRS needs to go after these people, take away any tax exemptions they have for their church, they got Capone, they can do this.

Comments

[sarahlgollum.livejournal.com]

How utterly disgusting.

[ashkitty.livejournal.com]

I stopped thinking they couldn't go lower a long time ago. They always do. They convince me of the devil's active influence in the world like nothing else ever has. What I can't work out really is why people still give them publicity. Nobody takes them seriously or gives a crap anymore what they think, just ignore them, it'll piss 'em off.

[karadin.livejournal.com]

I agree, we can also give Sarah Palin a lot less press, or put it in the celeb news, where it belongs.

[ashkitty.livejournal.com]

Totally.

[ani-mama.livejournal.com]

...That is just mind boggling.

[monalovely.livejournal.com]

My jaw hurts from grinding my teeth so hard at this.

They're coming to protest our production of Laramie Project on Saturday. We're going to give them colorful singing hell.

[sildil]

Agreed. If it wasn't so tragic and such disgusting behaviour, it would be better just to laugh at them, but they go far, far, too far.

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

Go you! I am cheering you on!

[goodbyemyfancy.livejournal.com]

JAW DROPS!

They are a bunch of nutjobs and it's scary how much attention is given to their insane "causes." The media plays a huge role in giving them a voice.

I'm disgusted beyond words.

[amarissia.livejournal.com]

First thought before reading post: No, they totally can't go any lower.

Now: Omigods, they can. *is sickened* These people are worse than flagellants.

[7veilsphaedra.livejournal.com]

Someone needs to organize a Clown Troupe Message-Jamming Counter-Rally (http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/03/clowns-kicked-kkk-asses/) to make these guys look like the bozos they are.

[mamakinn.livejournal.com]

This is just vile. Back when i was growing up in a Christian religion i seem to recall that the bible said "suffer little children to come unto me" - or do they have a different bible? No decent human could think or say such things.

[unwritten-icons.livejournal.com]

I'm starting to think they aren't human at all, TBH.

I also agree that the media is only giving them the voice they want, not making things better.

[hideincarnate.livejournal.com]

So wait...what are they trying to get across by picketing the funeral of an innocent child shot by crazy political nutjobs?

Seriously. I am really starting to doubt my reasoning in returning to America.

[kayay.livejournal.com]

Bit of uplifting news: (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/01/11/2011-01-11_tucson_residents_to_fight_back_against_westboro_baptist_church_with_angel_wings.html)

A group of Arizonans will defend the services for young Christina Taylor Green, one of six people killed when a gunman opened fire on a crowd gathered outside a Safeway to meet Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, with giant-sized "angel wing." [...] Gilmer is one of dozens of people who plan to wear the large, 8- to 10-foot wings to block the spiteful Westboro protesters from view at the funeral. [...]

"People, businesses, they're all donating material and money to build the angel wings," Gilmer said [...]

A group of bikers from the Phoenix Motorcycle Rider Group is also expected to be on hand to keep the Kansas-based Westboro group away.

Another article mentioned people from all political sides are donating, supporting and/or attending.