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1 posted on 02/03/2006 1:14:03 AM PST by leadpenny
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Can't get any lower than the Fred Phelps KKKlan. Absolute scum.


2 posted on 02/03/2006 1:18:36 AM PST by CounterCounterCulture (We shall overcome)
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To: leadpenny

Just as nutty as Muslims.


3 posted on 02/03/2006 1:18:48 AM PST by Dallas59 ((“You love life, while we love death"( Al-Qaeda & Democratic Party))
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To: leadpenny
Shirley Phelps-Roper, an attorney with the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, on Thursday evening said some members of the congregation plan to hold a peaceful protest starting at 10:30 a.m. Saturday outside of the West Alexander Presbyterian Church in West Alexander, Pa., which is where Hunter’s funeral service is scheduled to he held at 11 a.m.

Sure, if you consider incitement to riot to be a peaceful protest. Someone needs to teach these clowns the meaning of "fighting words".

4 posted on 02/03/2006 1:20:30 AM PST by thecabal ("Now die monkeys and stop saying Muslims are terrorists,we are peaceful people!")
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While doing a search to see if this article had been posted, I noticed there are some attempts around the country to ban protests at funerals. While these folks seem to be "moonbatty," I believe banning them from exercising their 1st Amendment Rights would be just as wrong as banning protests at abortion clinics.


7 posted on 02/03/2006 1:40:19 AM PST by leadpenny
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To: leadpenny
Reasonable people can have reservations about homosexuality and its morality. But these people are, as someone else already noted, about as authentically Christian as the Klan. They are simply evil. Thank God I am an Orthodox Christian.
8 posted on 02/03/2006 1:46:56 AM PST by jecIIny (You faithful, let us pray for the Catechumens! Lord Have Mercy)
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To: leadpenny
church members also plan to protest outside of the funeral of Coretta Scott King,

I double dog dare them.

22 posted on 02/03/2006 3:57:30 AM PST by SouthernFreebird
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To: leadpenny
“We’re going to stand on a public right-of-way with signs,” she said. “It’s going to be peaceful on our side.”

Unfortunately it will probably be peaceful on the other side, too. Wish it wasn't.

23 posted on 02/03/2006 4:02:32 AM PST by Non-Sequitur
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To: leadpenny
...war and mine disasters are God’s way of punishing sinful Americans.

Just these two?

What about plane crashes, auto crashes, train derailments?

What are the implications of bugs hitting windshields, O Seer?

These people are as damn crazy as a bunch of moose limbs, and only further illustrate the total idiocy of the religious nitwitted radicals, no matter the religion.

Stupid.

25 posted on 02/03/2006 4:10:13 AM PST by OldSmaj (Hey Islam...I flushed a koran today and I let my dog pp on it first. Come get me, moon bats!)
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To: leadpenny

I am sorry to have to say this, but would SOMEBODY who lives there just beat the crap out of these people....


26 posted on 02/03/2006 4:24:21 AM PST by joe fonebone (Woodstock defined the current crop of libs, but who cleaned up the mess they left?)
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To: leadpenny

How unbelievably crass.


29 posted on 02/03/2006 4:34:37 AM PST by trebb ("I am the way... no one comes to the Father, but by me..." - Jesus in John 14:6 (RSV))
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To: leadpenny

The pathetic thing is that there are people on this forum who are of a like mind as these retards.


34 posted on 02/03/2006 5:16:38 AM PST by Flightdeck (Longhorns+January=Rose Bowl Repeat)
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To: leadpenny

There was a time in society when a good beating went a long way towards correcting anti-social/deviant/unnacceptable behavior.


35 posted on 02/03/2006 5:17:51 AM PST by Rebelbase (President Bush is a Jackass when it comes to Border security .)
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At least they publicize their actions so good groups like the bikers can block them. "Idiots" is too mild a word for these protesters.
39 posted on 02/03/2006 6:48:40 AM PST by shezza (6 -- and counting)
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Gee, I wonder if 'peaceful protesters' assemble outside the Westboro Baptist Church during funeral services conducted there?


40 posted on 02/03/2006 6:48:41 AM PST by elli1
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To: leadpenny

I'm sure they got the idea after reading the book, "HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE."


42 posted on 02/03/2006 7:30:35 AM PST by proudpapa (of three.)
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To: leadpenny
CORRECTION:
Some members of a Topeka, Kan., church hate-cult...
45 posted on 02/03/2006 3:36:50 PM PST by HKMk23 (Tengo una remera del Che y no sé por qué.)
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Update:

http://theintelligencer.net/

Local Soldier, Matthew Hunter, Laid to Rest

By BETHANY A. ROMANEK Staff Writer

WEST ALEXANDER — The life of Sgt. Matthew David Hunter was celebrated by family and friends Saturday at the West Alexander Presbyterian Church.

A Valley Grove native, Hunter, 31, was killed Jan. 23 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq. Hunter was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

The Rev. Jeri Lynn Bouterse, pastor of the church, talked about Hunter’s many accomplishments from 4-H camp to serving in the military.

“Everyone I have spoken to has shared how much Matt loved God’s creations,” Bouterse said. “The way to know someone is to listen to stories of those whose lives he has touched.”

Throughout the service, it was made clear Hunter had a passion not only for people, but also for animals. In one of the last letters he wrote to his mother, he asked her to send veterinarian supplies in order for him to take care of animals.

Hunter was well known for actively helping others, his enormous sense of humor and his positive outlook. Friends and family all agreed he would go above and beyond to help anyone at any time.

“Matt rose to the occasion over and over again in his life,” Bouterse said. “One way he did this was to serve his nation ... in the Army. He knew about running and not growing weary. He was a servant. If the job had to be done, he did it and that is the characteristic of a true leader.”

Edward Gunter, a friend and fellow service member of Hunter’s, spoke about the times they shared. “I had the honor in the service of working with Matt,” he said. “He is what I call a ‘can-do person.”’

Gunter told a story about being in Korea with Hunter and asking him to babysit his Siberian husky dog. He said that Hunter took such good care of the dog that people would stop Gunter when he was walking it and ask, “Why do you have Hunter’s dog?”

“We had great plans when he returned from Iraq to do some hunting and fishing,” he said. “I still will and he will be by my side with every fish I catch and every deer I shoot. He will be right by my side.”

Gunter went on to say that Hunter wanted to be a soldier more than anything.

“Matt said ‘I have great news. I get to go to Iraq.”’ Gunter continued, recalling a conversation between the two. “He said for 10 years he trained to do that. He was doing what he loved. He died doing what he loved.”

Matt Paree attended Wheeling Park High School at the same time Hunter attended. Paree spoke about his days at Park as an underclassman and remembers the first person who went out of his way to make him feel welcomed — Matthew Hunter.

“I have fond memories of Matt,” said Paree. “The class of 1994 was the year the freshman moved into the high school and as anyone is when starting a new high school I was looking to fit in. I was in fourth period jazz band and Matt sat in front of me. One day I was walking out of class and he struck up a conversation, he was being genuine.”

Paree also said that Hunter was a big fan of Hawaiian-style shirts and wore them no matter what people said or thought.

A letter written by West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin also was read during the service.

When the service ended, mourners drove through the small town of West Alexander. A handful of men, women and children gathered on the sidewalks carrying American flags as the funeral procession passed.

At the entrance of the cemetery, one women stood carrying a sign that read, “Thank you Sgt. Matthew Hunter.”


47 posted on 02/05/2006 3:30:27 AM PST by leadpenny
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This goofball (Fred Phelps) is a disbarred lawyer, con man, alleged murderer (his stepdaughter Debbie Valgos) and all-around lunatic. He is about as Christian as the idiots burning down Embassies in their jihad against cartoons.


48 posted on 02/05/2006 3:43:38 AM PST by WestVirginiaRebel (The Democratic Party-Jackass symbol, jackass leaders, jackass supporters.)
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