Church welcomes Westboro protests, even though they deeply disagree

CNN Belief Blog ^ | June 17th, 2011 | Eric Marrapodi

[Bed_Zeppelin]

(CNN)–When Westboro Baptist Church protesters roll into any given town, most places don't exactly put out the welcome mat, until this Sunday.

"This False Prophet and His Blind Lemmings Welcome You to Our Whore House for God's Grace and Free Donuts," Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church in Seattle announced on his blog this week after learning that Westboro plans to picket one of his churches on Father's Day.

Driscoll is a popular pastor in the Pacific Northwest. He heads a group of multisite churches that regularly draw 10,000 parishioners a week across 10 locations. He preaches live at one location, and his sermons are sent out by video to the other locations the following week, when the services are held with live music and another onsite pastor.

[Popman]

"We need to be nice to these people, go out shake their hands, say hi, give them a bite to eat, cup of coffee and just try to be friendly and nice. The last thing I want is for our people to get into a shouting match with a bunch of crazies," Driscoll said.

Sorry, this pastor is an idiot

The "church" at one time would have driven these tools of Satan out of town on a rail with a stern warning never to return, not coddle them and feed them donuts !

[lurk]

You can’t get rough with them. They’ve got their lawsuit papers ready to serve on anyone who touches them.

[Bean Counter]

Westboro Church members do not deserve a handshake and a cup of coffee. They deserve a swift kick in the ass and an escort out of town.

[Biggirl]

Pray for their REAL conversion to the REAL Lord Jesus Christ.