Westboro Baptist Church overwhelmed at coal mine protest
Counter protesters overwhelm a handful of members of the hateful Westboro Baptist Church who showed up in West Virginia, screaming that God caused a recent mine accident because America is too tolerant.
Photo: Burstein!/Flickr Here's a great video of the action. (Thanks to Jen Segrest for the link.)
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I watched the video on the Westboro Baptist "church". This are people who have been brain washed by SATAN! They are possesed by demons and twist the real meaning of the bible, of christianity, OF GOD! In the bible God gives us commandments to live by. He hates our sins, not us. He sent Jesus so that we can be forgiven of our sins, so that we can be saved from hell. These people are completely missing the whole meaning of love, they don't know God! They are displaying hatred that God demands.... More
i personally dont agree with the views of the "church". they dont seem to like anyone that isnt a white baptist american. honestly relax a little. im friends with all sorts of different people. im a baptist. i dont agree with their views in the least. i have jewish friends black friends gay friends bisexual friends. hell, my best friend is a bisexual athiest. my boyfriend is lutheran and my ex is jewish. i just have a different opinion on this sort of thing. Westboro, open your minds just a.... More
nice post! like it......
I wonder if there is any movement to start protesting at any funeral of a WB person/family member. Does God hate them for being proponents of hatred? What the hell "bible" do these people read that promotes such hatred. Let's get it started and disrupt their funerals if it isn't already. Speaking of God - God help the children of these people that are brought up in this manner - they know nothing else and will have learned and be entrenched in hate.
The westboro babtist is not a "church", it is a hate group. They are in it for the money and the press. Most of the members of this "church" are attorneys, so they get away with this. Any one can say they are a "church", that is not going to make you a Church! We in this country let a lot pass for "church". This is not about freedom, it is about being human. The hate is a way to make money, by bringing a Lawsuit against people THEY have provoked. They are running a “church” scam. .... More
great post, just shows the craziest world we live in....feels like playing a blackjack game until those Baptists calm down
I feel so bad for these people especially Fred Phelps, The message of hate that he is spreading did not just spring up overnight his hatred of homosexuals had to come from somewhere i truly believe that he must have been continuously raped or molested as a child probably by men that he knew unfourtunetly he did not deal with this poison inside him, he instead spread it to his poor family who now has to suffer right along with him, that much anger and hatred is explosive and it will destroy this.... More
1-According to bible ( Jesus was sent to give the world a sword not peace ) Matthew10 : 34
But according to THE HOLY QURAN (Mohamed was sent to give the world mercy ) Quran 21 :107
2-According to bible , Jesus is a curse and cursed god ( Galatians 3 : 13 )
But according to the HOLY QURAN Jesus is a blessed prophet ( Quran 19 : 31 )
3-According to bible , Virgin Mary is merely described as a woman , though she is a mother of your god Jesus ( john 2 : 4 )
But.... More
I believe in a God who is so superior to humanity that he cannot babble through a child molester and establish a true religion. Just my thoughts.
1-According to bible ( Jesus was sent to give the world a sword not peace ) Matthew10 : 34
But according to THE HOLY QURAN (Mohamed was sent to give the world mercy ) Quran 21 :107
2-According to bible , Jesus is a curse and cursed god ( Galatians 3 : 13 )
But according to the HOLY QURAN Jesus is a blessed prophet ( Quran 19 : 31 )
3-According to bible , Virgin Mary is merely described as a woman , though she is a mother of your god Jesus ( john 2 : 4 )
But.... More
Westboro Baptist Church overwhelmed at coal mine protest It is good to see people stoping the don't look and they will go away thought process.
I do agree with WBC that god has shown his hate in many forms. He's ripped open the wombs of pregnant women, killed entire villages just because ONE person in the village sinned. I'm a West Virginian, an atheist, and my reason for being an atheist is that I've read the bible and all of its mistakes.
However, I do NOT agree with WBC coming to my state and disrespecting my deceased West Virginians who work hard to support their state and their family. They are so lucky I did not find them in.... More
"god has shown his hate in many forms. He's ripped open the wombs of pregnant women, killed entire villages just because ONE person in the village sinned. I'm a West Virginian, an atheist" You just said you were an athiest. How does an athiest believe in god?
WBC you should execute Self-immolation, please we would all be better off.
Enter your comments here To the evil doers from Westboro church of hell---You didnt get your 5 minutes of fame while protesting the memorial service of the fallen coal miners in Beckley WV. You wasnt even given a second of coverage-so you just wasted your time and your gas--Word of warning--people in California may not be as gracious as other states have been with you and your mob--I will continue to stay in contact with the Topeka Kansas Child proetective services-they are reveiwing the.... More
convinced about the fallacies and danger with propagating these bronze age base belief systems. They just create a lot of problems. First time I heard of these people I thought that they where just simply joking. No one could be so out of their mind and still be around? Why is it that people get such a free ride when they claim 'reliogious' belief for their actions? I simply cant understand it...
ok, all you pple who think coal mining is wrong, u know that if u dont support u wont have lights whitch means ur gonna sit in the dark!!!!! i am sick of pple saying ohh it dangerous soo dont run coal, yes its dangerouis but it definetly keeps ur lights on! IM A WEST VIRGINIA, COAL SUPPORTIN ,HILLBILLY!!!!!!!!
I use coal every day - anthracite mined by independent miners. I'm also an atheist who is getting fed up with hatred; I'm fine with people having religion and fee speech, but when they start using hate speech, even violence, it just proves that organized religion is a curse.
Still, I don't know why they hate hard working decent people so much...
Damn! I'm proud of my home state....wish I could have been there to help send that idiotic Westboro group on there way! God bless the WV miners and their families, and God Bless everyone who was there to show support for them.
I do not mean to say that what this church did was right. Not by any stretch of the imagination. But at the same time, you are only stirring something that should be a done deal. I am very sorry for the family and friends of this man, but Arguments between Christians(so-called or not) only works in satan's favor to turn other's away from Christianity. What if one of those people you told to go home only wanted to check out a church? How can you know how many people you turned away from Christ?.... More
How can you call yourselves Christians and say God hates anyone? God hates no one! Even if you disagree with something a church did, it certainly gives you no right to decide whether it has the right to be there. If a person who walks by and doesn't know God, all they see is Christian drama, and they think "I don't want to be a part of that." Congratulations on once again blemishing the name of Christians everywhere.
God speaks a lot about hate. Read your bible!!!
God hates evil and those who do evil and are wicked in their ways.
When we call ourselves Christians we should hate evil too.
And give those who live wicked a chance to turn around and turn back to God.
Abortion is wicked and evil - even it is legal!!
So is homosexuality, and a lot more.
Hey D bag, 67% of he world does not believe in christianity so why should wwe believe in your hateful interpretation you facist WORM U= Waiting to cut out the deadwood.Waiting to clean up the city.Waiting to follow the worms.Waiting to put on a black shirt.Waiting to weed out the weaklings.Waiting to smash in their windows And kick in their doors.Waiting for the final solution
To strengthen the strain.Waiting to follow the worms.
Waiting to turn on the showers,And fire the.... More
West,Va. don't want you here with your trash signs,better stay out,
The word "Christian" was originally given to label those emulating Christ. The word "church" classifies those Christians as a group. The WBC cult is neither. They're evil to the core and diametrically opposed to all that God is, and with a purpose of defaming him to all who will be fooled by their ploy. Hitler claimed to be a christian when it suited him. In reality he worshiped Lucifer and claimed to be the anti-Christ of the book of Revelation and determined to prove it. These servants of.... More
I do think these so call Baptist people need to get out there Bibles and really read and study it. God did not punish the West Virgina miners. I am from West Virgina and I am very proud of our miners. And don't forget we all will stand in front of God one day and that does include you.
Have they ever heard "Judge not least ye be judged"?
I don't get, it,this is giving the Baptists churches a bad name,and,how come,nobodys going to there church and protest ? I can understand saving the earth,love thy neighbour,but,when they (Westboro Baptist Church)starting to protest at a furnnal,that is just wrong.
Yea,we need law and order when this group shows up,and I know its our rights to protest and have a peaceful gathering.just remember one thing our great founding fathers said "Don't tread on me" Id'e would love to see this group in.... More
Am so sick of those hiding behind religion to commit their outrageous behavior. And, the hate, anger, fear mongering, hypocrasy is fueled further by the Palins, Becks etc of this world.
Am so proud of the people of WV for standing up to them. We all need to let these radicals know they are not acceptable.
you are correct about letting the radicals know .that is why i am letting you know i was a democrat for 40 years people like you made me change i would not vote for palin but she would be better than what we have i would vote for beck just because you are afraid of them thats the only reason dems say the things they say
I heard someone yell 'go back to KS' and I was like please don't!!!! I am proud of those the West Virgians! Hopefully others will take the lead and PEACEFULLY counter protest!!!!!!!!
It is good to see people stoping the don't look and they will go away thought process. This story was started by a Tommy Hinds of kvlive and was followed up on the day of. It is amazeing that video is over 50k and still going, thanks for all the kind words and thoughts for the people of WV.http://www.kvlive.net/index.php/news-leftmenu-106/587-westborominers
My condolences for the miners' families.
My grandma heard about their protests from coal miners and when she told me over the phone, I told her, "That sounds like the Westboro Baptist Church. If they come to West Virginia doing this they'll get shot." And lo and behold, it's the Westboro Baptist Church.
I'm really proud of West Virginia right now for standing up to these hate-filled, shameless, ignoramuses who call themselves a church, more like a cult.
I am baptist and do not act like this. I think god will punish us for our sins when we meet him on our judgement day. God will judge us, we dont need you peolple acting like idiots and making a mockery of god. I dont think being gay is right but who am I to judge. Let jesus handle it. Would jesus act this way if he were here?
They call themselves Baptists but they are not affiliated with either of the main Baptist conventions. They are just some wacko fringe group. From what I've read, their "church" is made up exclusively of members of the Phelps family whose head is their "pastor." Don't worry, nobody thinks that mainstream Baptists are responsible for these kooks.
To all the people that participated..thank god!...we need this at every event these idiots protest....sooner or later they'll meet a tragic end..we can only hope
I went to that protest yesterday. I actually send them an email 2 days ago explaining the flaws in their theories. the most recent reply they sent back said about what you said. "The miners died because God hates them" and i was like "You are a moron." lol. Can you send me the links to any videos?? koolkidjessi@yahoo.com
Thanks!
