Posted on 07/09/2010 9:34:55 PM PDT by tlb
The Topeka, Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church, which is headed by Fred Phelps and which has made headlines over the past few years for a series of protests of events such as the funerals of Meet the Press host Tim Russert (because of his Catholicism and what they termed his "tolerance of homosexuality") and Jerry Falwell (whom they termed a "false prophet') and perhaps most notably the funerals of American servicemen killed overseas, have announced that they plan to picket the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con from 1:15 pm to 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 22.
The reason they're going to protest the con? We think it's best described in their own words, as posted on their website:
"Are you kidding?! If these people would spend even some of the energy that they spend on these comic books, reading the Bible, well no high hopes here. They have turned comic book characters into idols, and worship them they do! Isaiah 2:8 Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made: 9 And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not. It is time to put away the silly vanities and turn to God like you mean it. The destruction of this nation is imminent - so start calling on Batman and Superman now, see if they can pull you from the mess that you have created with all your silly idolatry."
There’s nothing more dangerous than a Red Bull pounding LARPer with a +4 axe of wounding and no ride home till mom shows up.
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PWNT teh weaksauce n00bs @ WBC!
I don’t know about his family but how can you look at this kid
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Justin_Bieber.jpg
and not want to give him a smack in the side of the head and send him off to join the army or something.
Because I remember when I was 13 and had a crush on Shaun Cassidy.
Any relation to David? My mother liked him when she was a schoolgirl. From some TV show - the partridge family?
What’s going on with the legs and the chest
I know comic book physiques are outlandish but my goodness
David and Shaun are half-brothers. Telling my age here, but Shaun was a pop star in the late 70’s. He’s a producer now. Did American Gothic and Invasion.
I suggest we pray for the intercession of Our Lady ofMarvelDC:
I hate that new look. Nice enough art style, but she doesn’t look like much of a superhero. She looks like my ex girlfriend
Not all Mormon critics are Westboro fans, though I’m sure you’ll believe what you want to.
Anyhow, it looks like the Westbums have diversified their agneda. Maybe they were getting too much heat from the obvious irony of protesting homosexuals at the funerals of straight servicemen.
By thuh way, I bet some Superman comic aficionados know the bible better than Phelps does.
This is rich coming from people who have made infamy, agitation and money their idols.
If they are concerned about idol worship, then they should be protesting obami in a big way.
Name one.
Name one.
You have got to be kidding!
“Worst. Protest. Ever.”
I'll make the assumption you are asking a serious question.
This is one of the rather "light" threads. Give it a read. Others get much worse.
"Does being Mormon supersede being American?"
This is satire, right??
Q: What do you protest?
A: Oh, we are a multitasking group, so we focus on BOTH funeral of soldiers and the famous and comic book shows. We think it demonstrates our commitment to diversity.
Oh, and since the media isn’t covering military funerals since Barack Obama became president, we realized that to maintain our media whore status, we’d have to start protesting at other venues or risk losing our Media Whore license.
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