Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Westboro Baptist Church

So, it's been forever since I've had a chance to write in this thing and now that I'm back in an environment I seem to enjoy writing in, I feel bad that my first post back is going to be demeaning, rage filled, and probably fairly rude and not safe for children.

Now, for those of you who read this and know me to any extent know that I tend to avoid the topic of religion during discussions because, honestly, I don't see the point in arguing for hours and hours with someone who 1) Can't change my views, 2) I can't change their views, 3) Probably isn't going to respect my opinion, 4) Is probably going to shove their opinion down my throat, and 5) Typically won't realize that I really don't care about your view on the subject if you're going to do more than just discuss it. So, it may come as a shock (or not so much a shock) that I despise Westboro Baptist Church and everything it stands for. 

I myself am extremely pro-gay rights. For that reason alone, I find it extremely disrespectful and very "unchristian-like" for a "church" to have the home page of "godhatesfags.com". Don't believe me? Click the link and see for yourself.
Now, when you click the link, you'll see a counter that counts up every second and claims that "# reprobates have split hell wide open since you loaded this web page." Beside of it, the page goes on to explain that the "church" has held 43, 581 peaceful demonstrations.
Tell me, does it seem truly peaceful to hold a demonstration at a soldier's funeral, for all of his grieving family to see, holding signs that proclaim that "God hates soldiers" or "Soldiers go to Hell"? Does it truly seem peaceful to picket at elementary schools and highschools simply because they support equality for all races, genders, sexualities, and religions?
And does it seem peaceful to claim that your "peaceful demonstrations" are for "opposing the fag lifestyle of soul-damning, nation destroying filth".

How can you claim that you're doing right and yet teach your children words of hate? How can you dare to teach your children "fags" and the idea that the jews are the enemy and should be dealt with? How can you teach your children that the Holocaust was just and needed to destroy those that you do  not agree with?

You're a truly disturbing bunch. You harbor hatred and hostility.
As I scroll through your picket schedule, I have an overwhelming feeling of nausea.
In two days, you'll be in Park Hills, MO to picket the funeral of Lance Cpl. Michael C. Bailey just to remind everyone in attendance that there is a hell and surely this man who fought for freedom and for you to have the ability to hold these disturbing demonstrations will join countless others there.
The same day, you are sending other members of your cult to Colorado State University to picket against homosexuality, premarital sex, abortion, and the military. You seem to believe that every student in every non-christian institution participates in homosexuality or over indulge in sex. You seem to believe that we're all out to get pregnant and have an abortion.
Not only are schools and funerals of serviceman targets, but Jews as well. You feel the need to condemn them for a crime they did not commit. You seem to believe that they are inhuman. You see, there's a word for people like that, Neo-Nazi's. Do you not realize that you're supporting the mass murder that was committed during Hitler's holocaust.

Oh, wait. You're picketing at the Dallas Holocaust Museum on July 9. Silly me. Let's see, why are you picketing them? Oh yeah: "to remind the Jews that the Lord their God caused the Holocaust. They broke His Commandments, despised His laws and crucified the Messiah. For these sins, the Lord cast them into the hands of evil men to do with as they pleased."
Does the bible not also say that one of the commandments is "Thou shalt not kill"? Wouldn't that mean that it wasn't God who tempted man to kill mercilessly but was actually Satan himself? Wouldn't that mean that you aren't actually supporting the God that you claim to follow, but are in truth supporting the being that you claim soldiers, homosexuals, and Jews are going to be joining?

You and your obsession with religions that vary only slightly from yours: Jews, Catholics, etc. Yes, there have been cases of Catholic Priests raping boys. That doesn't mean that the catholic church supports rapists.

Does your bible not say that you are to accept and respect all as God would? Does God not say to judge no one for that is his job?

I also find it greatly amusing that you're more than willing to picket at the concert or memorial of musicians: Ronnie James Dio, Adam Lambert.
Your goal is to get people to frown upon them, yet you're giving them more and more publicity. You're doing the opposite of what you claim to be out to do.

While you sit with your signs and fight for America to stop its support of military and homosexuals and music, there are thousands of men and women fighting for your right to pollute the minds of our nations children.

Congratulations.
You have become the most hated people in America.