Posted on 11/10/2005 12:21:18 PM PST by LibertyRocks
OPERATION HERO ALERT:
Funeral Services for Army Pfc. Tyler MacKenzie
Counter-Protest of WBC
Friday, 11/11/2005
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - Greeley, CO
OPERATION HERO is spreading word of a planned picket by Westboro Baptist Church
during the funeral services for Army Pfc. Tyler MacKenzie.
Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church will be picketing during the
funeral service for Pfc. MacKenzie on Friday, November 11 in Greeley, CO.
This anti-Troops/anti-war "liberal" hate group will be protesting
from 11:30am - 12:00pm outside The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints,
located at 501 49th Avenue, in Greeley. MacKenzie's funeral service is scheduled to begin
at noon - therefore the protest is scheduled for the time when his family and friends
will be arriving at the church.
Please show your support for this hero!
Info about Army Pfc. Tyler MacKenzie
Fallen soldier comes back home for good
Tyler MacKenzie, 20, is remembered for devotion to football
The Rocky Mountain News
http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4226812,00.html
Services Set Friday for Tyler MacKenzie
The Greeley Tribune
http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20051108/NEWS/111080055
Weld soldier dies
The Greeley Tribune
http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20051105/NEWS/111050094/0/FRONTPAGE
Remembering Tyler: An online memorial
The Greeley Tribune
Post a message to friends and family...
http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20051104/NEWS/51104003
OUR HEROES DESERVE YOUR SUPPORT!
BACKGROUND INFO about the church group -
Search on keyword WBC or Fred Phelps here at FR to uncover a whole lot of info and stories
about their past activities. WARNING: It will make you sick!
Gore Political Ties to "God Hates Fags" Founders Uncovered -
http://www.lcrga.com/archive/200010251159.shtml
RE: WBC & FRED PHELPS - The Military's View...
FORCE PROTECTION (FP) ADVISORY MESSAGE 05-180
(THREAT TO MILITARY FUNERALS)// REF/A/MSG/CMC/051956Z JUL 05//REF A IS HQ USNORTHCOM FORCE PROTECTION (FP) ADVISORY MESSAGE 05-180 (THREAT TO MILITARY FUNERALS)// RMKS/
1. REQUEST WIDEST DISSEMINATION POSSIBLE TO ALL COMMANDS, UNITS AND PERSONNEL. ENSURE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS FOR ALL DOD PERSONNEL PARTICIPATING IN OR ATTENDING FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MILITARY MEMBERS.
2. USNORTHCOM IS TRANSMITTING THIS FP ADVISORY BASED ON RECENT REPORTS OF PROTEST GROUP ACTIVITIES TO PICKET MILITARY FUNERALS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
2.A. A GROUP FROM WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH (WBC) LOCATED IN TOPEKA, KANSAS HAS PROTESTED OR IS PLANNING TO PICKET AND PROTEST AT PUBLIC FUNERALS OF PERSONNEL KILLED IN THE WAR ON TERRORISM. THIS GROUP HAS REPORTEDLY ANNOUNCED VIA THEIR WEBSITE THAT THEY INTEND TO PROTEST FUNERALS IN ALABAMA, CALIFORNIA, DELAWARE, IOWA, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, KANSAS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, WISCONSIN, AND WEST VIRGINIA.
2.B. THERE IS NO INFORMATION TO INDICATE THAT THIS GROUP PLANS ANY FORM OF VIOLENT ACTIVITY AND THEY ARE NOT KNOWN TO INITIATE PHYSICAL CONTACT. HOWEVER, THIS GROUP DOES EMPLOY PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE TECHNIQUES INTENDED TO PROVOKE A HOSTILE RESPONSE OR OFFENSIVE REACTION FROM OTHERS. THEY WILL EMPLOY WRITTEN AND VERBAL INFLAMMATORY LANGUAGE AGAINST THE DECEASED PERSON, THEIR FAMILY, AND MILITARY PERSONNEL TO ELICIT DESIRED RESPONSES. THIS GROUP WILL THEN FILE A CIVIL ACTION IN AN EFFORT TO REACH A SETTLEMENT IN ORDER TO FUND FUTURE ACTIVITIES.
3. SERVICES AND MILITARY UNITS PERFORMING AND SUPPORTING PUBLIC ACCESSIBLE FUNERAL DETAILS SHOULD:
3.A. ENSURE LOCAL AREA THREAT ASSESSMENTS CONSIDER THIS AS A POTENTIAL THREAT.
3.B. COORDINATE WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT/CIVILIAN AUTHORITIES AT ANY TIME WBC MEMBERS OR SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS ARE BELIEVED TO BE PROTESTING.
4. ALL DOD PERSONNEL/FAMILY MEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN OR ATTENDING MILITARY FUNERALS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING:
4.A. SITUATIONAL AWARENESS OF REPORTED ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE WBC AND THEIR METHODS.
4.B. DO NOT PERSONALLY ENGAGE PROTESTORS IN ANY WAY; VERBALLY OR PHYSICALLY.
4.C. ALLOW CIVILIAN AUTHORITIES TO ADDRESS ANY INFLAMMATORY SITUATIONS OR EFFORTS TO IMPEDE THE FUNERAL PROCESSIONAL
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Let's show our support!
Somebody please explain to me why Phelps is doing this. He is the anti-gay guy, isn't he? What interest does he have in military funerals?
When I first saw the tease I saw the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, it threw me, but the funeral is an LDS funeral and another group is planning to protest his funeral.
This is SO WRONG .. please I do not know what we can do but know my prayer's are out there for this family and their patriotic soldier who gave all for this country.
Perhaps this has already been discussed, but just in case - has anyone ever looked at where this jerk gets his money to do all this traveling? Is he independently wealthy, or is there a "soros" behind the scenes?
Anybody know?
When I first saw the tease I saw the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, it threw me, but the funeral is an LDS funeral and another group is planning to protest his funeral.
This is SO WRONG .. please I do not know what we can do but know my prayer's are out there for this family and their patriotic soldier who gave all for this country.
The man, and his cult, is consumed with hate. He's always protested the military actions in the gulf, going back several administrations.
Not surprisingly, he's run in the Democrat primaries for governor many times.
Jeepers... Thanks for the ping!
I'm a Mormon. So was the fallen soldier and his family. They are holding his funeral at the church. Nothing sinister about that.
Because, he also hates America. He's doing this because, according to his words, we have "spit in the face of God by allowing gays into the military". As I've often said- "God Bless whatever kills Fred Phelps".
Folks, there was a 1940’s case – Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire where the SCOTUS ruled that certain speech under certain conditions can be considered "fighting words," and that the person engaging in such speech can be punished if their utterances inflict injury or tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace.
If that doesn’t apply here, I don’t know what does. Now, be advised that in the interim, the courts haven’t favored the “fighting words’ doctrine but maybe as SCOTUS takes on a slightly different character and make-up, this might resurrect it. Maybe a test case is in order.
The post regarding the planned picket in Elkhart, Indiana of Maj. Bloomfield's visitation tomorrow keeps getting pulled - Can you tell me why? The other notices regarding the picketing in Colorado and Wisconsin are still up, but the one regarding Indiana keeps disappearing...
There are a total of three protests planned by this group tomorrow and the friends and families of these soldiers appreciate our support & spreading the word... Please see the following posts for proof:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1513300/posts?page=175#175
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1500918/posts?page=111#111
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
- LR
Thank heaven. I have been praying for a picket around the funerals of our heroes so their families are not further pained by the protestors who have invaded their grief.
The title line makes it sound as though they plan to protest that he have a funeral.
Should probably add the word "at" in there... Thanks for pointing that out. (o:
ping
If I am not working tommorrow I will fire up the Harley and ride over with a few "brothers". Will pass this on to all the bikers I know in the area. I hope the LDS does not find us offensive.
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