Westboro church plans to picket Edwards' funeral

WRAL ^ | 12-9-10

[pillut48]

Raleigh, N.C. — A Kansas church famous for its anti-homosexual protests at funerals plans to protest at the Saturday funeral of Elizabeth Edwards, the estranged wife of two-time Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards.

The Westboro Baptist Church plans to protest for 45 minutes before the funeral set for 1 p.m. at Edenton Street United Methodist Church in downtown Raleigh, according to the church's website.

The Westboro church website throws invective at Edwards but gives no specific reason why they chose to protest her funeral.

[pillut48]

I was no fan of Elizabeth Edwards' politics BUT that being said, this is just wrong for her young children to have to see on the day they say their final goodbyes to their mother. I think it would be a good thing to have people in the area protesting the evil Westboro'ers as someone in the article's comments said, with Christmas carols sung LOUDLY! Are there any FReepers in the area who might participate in this venue?

[cripplecreek]

The Westboro church website throws invective at Edwards but gives no specific reason why they chose to protest her funeral.

Bunch of inbred attention seeking morons.

[GoCards]

What is up with these people!!!!!

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

Conservatives need to be at the forefront of blocking this evil homosexual pedophile and his “Church”.

[Grunthor]

“Westboro church plans to picket Edwards’ funeral”

I would proudly march into my jail cell for punching any of these evil monsters in the jaw.

[BenLurkin]

They are utter and complete ass-holes.

[Truth is a Weapon]

If God can be said to hate anyone, He certainly hates Westboro Baptist Church. An atheist is nearer to salvation than those clowns.

[pillut48]

I know it’s best to simply ignore these morons, but there are young children involved who watched their mother die a slow, lingering death, and to have to see and hear that stupidity as they show up for her services, well, I hope Hell has a special place for Fred Phelps and his ‘family’. >:-(

[theDentist]

THE WBC is no church. They are petty scam artists. I must admit, I am surprised that no one had ever taken a shot at them during such an emotional time. i’d imagine that is their hope: being attacked so they can sue the local and State Police Depts, as well as anyone arrested. I heard their tires were flattened before...

[GraceG]

form a human chain around those morons and walk them off the premises.

[wardaddy]

these folks are so crazy....anyone can call themselves Baptists I guess

[Mr. K]

I stongly believe this “church” is fake, and they are a liberal plant group trying to pretend they are conservatives

No real conservative with values would havee the poor taste protest at someones funeral

[Niteranger68]

I would pay damn good money to be locked in a cage with Rev Fred Phelps and get to go un-Christian upside his head!

[frogjerk]

The left did not care when this was happening to KIA's families. Now that it is happening to one of their own are they now going to rely on Christians to call these people out as the wackos that they are?

I can just see the comments on how Christians are not denouncing these wackos and are hypocrites because they point out how they denounce peaceful muslims for not speaking out against terrorism. Fat-head Rosie or No-eye-brow Whoopie will spout this line.

[cripplecreek]

They aren’t Christian in any sense that I can recognize.

[Liberty Valance]

Nutz

[Christian Engineer Mass]

"no specific reason why they chose to protest her funeral"

same reason they do the other "God hates America" stuff they do. They are anti-Christian leftists, who try and slur Christianity.

[jaydubya2]

"...the estranged wife of two-time Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards."

at first glance I thought that read "the estranged wife of two-timing Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards"

[I cannot think of a name]

I have seen two females of this jackass “church” appear on two different newscasts and break into this “clever” song about, “you’re going off on a crazy train.”

Freaking idiots - it’s an Ozzie Osborn song! You know, the guy that calls himself, “The Prince of Darkness”, former leader of Black Sabbath, etc.

That “church” is the biggest collection of morons and fools outside of Washington!

[Non-Sequitur]

I stongly believe this “church” is fake, and they are a liberal plant group trying to pretend they are conservatives

When have they ever claimed to be conservatives? Or liberals for that matter?