The Westboro Baptist Church, home of anti-gay extremists and the “Gods Hate Fags” fundamentalist movement, announced via Twitter on Sunday plans to picket at the scene of the Newtown, Conn., elementary school shooting that occurred Friday.
Shirley Phelps-Roper, daughter of WBC founder and pastor Fred Phelps, tweeted Sunday, “Westboro will picket Sandy Hook Elementary School to sing praise to God for the glory of his work in executing his judgment.”
It is unclear if WBC members will actually be present, as the group is known for planning pickets and then not showing up, as they did after the Aurora, Colo., shooting earlier this year.
The internet hacker collective known as Anonymous was swift to respond to WBC’s announcement by bringing down the group’s “God Hates Fags” website, and subsequently released private information of Westboro members, including email addresses, phone numbers and home addresses.
Based in Topeka, Kan., the Westboro church is not affiliated with the Baptist denomination or any other Baptist church. According to news reports, almost all of its members — fewer than 100 — are related to founder Fred Phelps either by blood or marriage.
The hate group is best known for its protest of the funerals of U.S. service members, and first came into the national spotlight in 1998, when it picketed at the funeral of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old gay man who was brutally attacked on the night of October 6, 1998, then tied to a fence and left to die.
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Those people are fucking sick. I hope they get theirs one day.
I’m not one bit surprised. Why can’t a shooter and kill all them. I’m not sure anyone would be upset.
Just fucking shoot them in the head and it will be over with. i am lucky i live in England
They will. It’s obvious they have a lot of hatred for themselves in their hearts and want to take it out on others.. THEY ARE WHY RELIGIOUS GROUPS GET BAD NAMES.
No, because the good people up there will no doubt come together to block them from view.
They make my blood boil. They think THIS kind of attitude is going to ‘get them into heaven’. Please someone join me in attempting to assassinate these disgusting ‘people’. >__<
I hope someone slashes their car tires, and they get thrown in jail.
God i hate these fucking idiots. wish they’
They should be shot !!!!! :(
Un fucking believable I’m with you Lacy this has me so pissed off right now. I don’t even know if hell is a fitting place for people like them.
This is really low for Westboro. They will be blocked I’m sure.
Westboro Babtist Church knows nothing of God. They will rot in hell and deserve it for what they preach and express. God bless the ones affected in the hateful act at Sandy Hook.
Are you freakin’ kidding me? Do these people have absolutely nothing better to do?
Stop giving them attention everyone! They thrive off of the attention! If we stop giving them attention, they will cease to exist!
I hope someone kicks the dogshit out of them. I really, really, really do.
These people obviously have no life
What do they even have to be mad about this time? Jesus fucking christ, these people are such attention whores.
Let’s all agree that this isn’t about free speech…
Perfect site for a drone strike!!! Westboro Craptist Church.
Why am I not surprised?? *sheesh* #idiots
Thanks to ‘Anonymous’ you can now let the Phelps clan precisely how you feel: http://theerant.yuku.com/reply/581478/Re-Leaked-WBC-Personal-Contact-Information#.UM4twW9jqUm
publicity whores
And this surprises you because………?
I vote that the Westboro Baptist Church gets nuclear bombed.
okay dude, what the hell.
20 innocent 6-7 year olds were killed, and these people are gonna go protest their funeral? i mean im against the church in general. but picketing a soldiers funeral is one thing. that guy died for our country. but picketing the funeral of an innocent first grader that was murdered…you just deserve to die.
Is anyone really surprised? They protest major deaths and tragedies from the news, soldier funerals, schools, and pop concerts. Is anyone surprised here?
What do they possibly have to picket about there???? Seriously. I am not even christian, but isn’t it obvious if christianity is right that the shooting would have been the work of the devil and whatnot? You know, It continually surprises me that they are all still alive.
so everyone rally around these families so that these sick bastards cant get even one foot near the families.
God bless that hacker.
See what inbreeding does? It breeds irrational hate.
They truly do the work of the devil and dare to even say they do the work of God. They will rot in hell, they are blasemous, (sp) no good followers of Satan himself
These assholes need to be stopped in their tracks somehow.
They are a cultish family if lawyers. They make money by being hateful and abusive, trying to get people so upset they will somehow violate their rights. Then, they sue. This is their business. Ignore them. Block them at events and drown then out. But do not, for one moment be upset by any of the nasty crap they vomit. That would be crazy.
I said they should be shot and have their own kind picket and rally at their funerals, oh wait no one does that to their own kind right. :/
I’m cute folks from surrounding Towns will.build a wall of love. This church as they call.themselves but those calling for their deaths & violence against them how are you any better? You are spreading hate too.imho. I get they anger u. They anger me but calling for violence what does that do?
for shame… for shame to protest at a funeral of little kids and those that tried to protect little kids…
Wtf???? They r seriously fucked in the head I swear! 20 kids and 7 teachers were killed for no reason! I hope when their judgement day comes that they’re all condemed to HELL!!!
These ppl are evil
Lets hope this backfires on them and shows the world what we all know.
you as a group are no better then the young man who performed this devilish act! Tell me how you can bring a sermon of hate to the children lost here not even 8 years of age!
I agree w Jim Reynolds…..the sooner the better!
This is complete shit, why in the hell would they do such a horrid thing, it was a shooting, small children died because of it and they are picketing it? I has nothing to do with the LGBT community at all.
These are very sick individuals! They are a waste of perfectly good air! (I can only hope that someone stops that waste)
…..VERY SICK PEOPLE……
stupid fuckers, hope they get hit by lightening
These people have no humanity.
I can’t believe the audacity of these idiots.
This article makes a critical statement, one I haven’t seen elsewhere:
“Based in Topeka, Kan., the Westboro church is not affiliated with the Baptist denomination or any other Baptist church. According to news reports, almost all of its members — fewer than 100 — are related to founder Fred Phelps either by blood or marriage.”
A buddy of mine called them an ingrown bunch of lawyers trying to make money. They certainly don’t represent Jesus! Let’s stop paying attention to these guys.
This group is sick and need to be stopped! This is tragic event and this group wants to spread their beliefs/picket too cause more pain and hurt for the families of these kids that where murdered. Shame on this group!
this is disgusting.
Sick, twisted bastards…
I don’t care who you are or what you believe…anyone who is going thru a death should legally not be allowed to have this crap happen to them. They already have enough to deal with. How dare you call yourself a “church” when all you’re doing is hurting other people instead of reaching out and helping these poor people. F-u Westboro
I affirm to God I hope some group there in CT arranges to herd that evil group far far away! Maybe with pepper gas.
And didn’t we know they would?
ASSHOLES!
Are you fucking kidding me!
Are you fucking kidding me!
These nut cases need to move to some other country.
I keep wondering what would happen if bus loads upon bus loads of people showed up to picket them? Their so called church is really just a twisted family cult.
Hello? This is a terrorist group! Why can’t people see this?
Whats even sadder than them trying to picket a funeral.. is that 34 people liked this.. sad indeed
I am not a biblical scholar, but I am pretty sure that it doesn’t say anywhere in the Bible that it is okay for them to act they way they do.
Why hasn’t Kansas bar association disbarred those assholes yet
Amazing amount of hate.
Get lost Westboro and let these families grieve in private
Pray for these misguided people that their creator will show them the light and and help these people spread that message.
Fuck Those WBC HATERS! They all need to simply fuck off and ___!
WTF are they serious?!