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Demonstration Counters Westboro Protest (now they're going after high schoolers)
KSBI-TV ^ | 2 March 2009

Posted on 03/03/2009 8:21:12 PM PST by YankeeinOkieville

Oklahoma City -- A local church hosted a demonstration of peace and love to counter the demonstration put on by members of the Westboro Baptist Church held at Moore High School.

Westboro members protested in Oklahoma on Monday for various reasons.

Members of Beth Haven Baptist Church held a prayer vigil at the same time the Westboro demonstration took place.

Pastor Rick Carter says they wanted to spread what they feel is the true message of the bible. He says God doesn't likes sinners, but that he has nothing but love, not hate, for people.

Carter also says many people abuse religion and the name Baptist.

"These people over there, they don't represent what Christians believe and we want to make sure our community gets the right message of what the Bible really teaches.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News
KEYWORDS: protesttheprotesters; westboro
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I didn't hear about this until today when the local radio news was commending the local police for their keeping the massive crowd and the Westboro bunch civil. One local broadcaster put the crowd defending our children at close to a thousand including many out-of-towners.

As a resident and a parent, I would like to thank all who came to town and stood up to these misguided bullies.

related story here--> Moore prepares for protest

1 posted on 03/03/2009 8:21:12 PM PST by YankeeinOkieville
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To: YankeeinOkieville

Westboro isn’t even a church...it’s a family law firm. they bait people into hitting them, then they sue.


2 posted on 03/03/2009 8:28:36 PM PST by MuttTheHoople
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To: YankeeinOkieville

Glad to hear many supporters showed up to counter the protest! I can’t understand why these wackos were permitted to protest near a high school in the first place.


3 posted on 03/03/2009 8:29:56 PM PST by Tired of Taxes (Dad, I will always think of you.)
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To: YankeeinOkieville

Still have trouble with Churches, ESPECIALLY the BAPTISTS, that still call Westboro a Church.. From my many years of study of religion, WESTBORO can only be called one thing... The WESTBORO CULT!!!


4 posted on 03/03/2009 8:34:01 PM PST by gwilhelm56 (WE THE PEOPLE Demand TALK RADIO to be our 1st Amendment MEDIA WATCHDOG!!!)
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To: Tired of Taxes
Notice Westboro's men don't show up anymore...just the women and children. That's because the last time the men showed up, the crowd beat the crap out of them (not some lame swing that would cause a lawsuit, but a full-bore balls-to-the-wall beating), and nobody would come forward as witnesses.

The Westboro Church is going to hell for cowardice. Revelation 21:8

5 posted on 03/03/2009 8:34:58 PM PST by MuttTheHoople
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To: MuttTheHoople

Sweet. Those pukes deserve it.


6 posted on 03/03/2009 8:38:08 PM PST by randomhero97 ("First you want to kill me, now you want to kiss me. Blow!" - Ash)
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To: gwilhelm56

There was a reporter at a Topeka newspaper that did a great amount of work on Phelps, but was not allowed to publish her story, for some reason.
I think it was for the Topeka Capital Journal.
Anyway, Fred, himself, is the victim of abuse and also abused his children.
This will come as no shock to anyone who understands these issues.

The “Patriot Guard” consists of a bunch of volunteer Vets in the area that escort fallen military and try to keep between the family and the Phelps sickos.

By the way, Phelps carried around signs that said “Fag Dole” when Dole was running for President.

Phelps picketed Jerry Falwell’s funeral.

Phelps is a Democrat who once ran for Governor.

The MSM never tells you this stuff -—


7 posted on 03/03/2009 8:38:53 PM PST by Kansas58
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To: gwilhelm56
Yup... a CULT .....
8 posted on 03/03/2009 8:39:13 PM PST by Prophet in the wilderness (PSALM .53 : 1 The FOOL hath said in his heart, there is no GOD.)
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To: YankeeinOkieville

westboro should be ignored. they don’t deserve any extra publicity.


9 posted on 03/03/2009 8:42:28 PM PST by ari-freedom (Hail to the Dork!)
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To: YankeeinOkieville

I am waiting for the “Obama in Hell” sign that will get their heads cracked. Eventually the Phelps Clan will try something like that. They have to keep pushing buttons.


10 posted on 03/03/2009 8:42:50 PM PST by Anti-Bubba182
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To: YankeeinOkieville

geez, these guys couldn’t shoot at the right target if you drew a giant bullseye on Pelosi’s head.

they ‘love jesus’ so much that they are willing to destroy the other people who follow jesus before they go after the atheists. brilliant strategy, guys. brilliant.

I’d rather had the polygamists instead of these loons.


11 posted on 03/03/2009 8:43:17 PM PST by bpjam (Tell your Rep/Senator to Google: Marjorie Mezvinsky. Yes, it IS a threat.)
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To: Anti-Bubba182

They are allowed to roam free for a reason.

They discredit the true believers.


12 posted on 03/03/2009 8:49:19 PM PST by Califreak (1/20/13-Sunrise in America)
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"They are allowed to roam free for a reason."

The Clan is full of lawyers itching to sue. That is what they are looking for. They want someone to violate their "rights" so they can sue and get paid.

13 posted on 03/03/2009 8:52:26 PM PST by Anti-Bubba182
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To: Kansas58

**Anyway, Fred, himself, is the victim of abuse and also abused his children.**

Either way... Heard the Phelps young’ns on radio .. they are so spiteful and mean.. they seem to be 2 steps away from strapping on ...BOMB BELTS.


14 posted on 03/03/2009 9:31:22 PM PST by gwilhelm56 (WE THE PEOPLE Demand TALK RADIO to be our 1st Amendment MEDIA WATCHDOG!!!)
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To: MuttTheHoople

Notice Westboro’s men don’t show up anymore...just the women and children.

I noticed that at the 2008 RNC in St Paul. Sick. The kids minds are poisoned. Now what’s that about a millstone and the deep blue sea?


15 posted on 03/03/2009 9:54:21 PM PST by Fred Hayek (Leftism is a mental disorder.)
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To: Califreak

They are allowed to roam free for a reason.

They discredit the true believers.

Democratic Party operatives?


16 posted on 03/03/2009 9:55:44 PM PST by Fred Hayek (Leftism is a mental disorder.)
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To: YankeeinOkieville

Westboro was doing a European tour lately.

They got kicked out of the UK and I heard a story about them from a Dutch radio station but couldn’t understand the language.


17 posted on 03/04/2009 1:10:19 AM PST by Nextrush (Sarah Palin is the new Ronald Reagan.)
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To: Fred Hayek

I’m convinced they are something like that.


18 posted on 03/04/2009 1:11:29 AM PST by Nextrush (Sarah Palin is the new Ronald Reagan.)
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To: MuttTheHoople
The Westboro crowd came into deepest, darkest Southwest Virginia last year to try and protest a military funeral. They didn't stay long and didn't talk about what locals had said to them.


19 posted on 03/04/2009 3:03:34 AM PST by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin is a smart missile aimed at the heart of the left!)
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

I’ve been to SW Virginia, dated a girl from there. Nice people, but don’t make them mad.


20 posted on 03/04/2009 3:44:48 AM PST by MuttTheHoople
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