Westboro Baptist Church accecepts offer to go to Iraq and protest ISIS

[Smallpotatoes]

http://jezebel.com/westboro-baptist-church-accepts-comedians-offer-to-pic-1625999902

No good guys on either side.

 

[I'll never tell]

The God I know thinks these people are idiots. But it's going to be possibly a tragic outcome. There will be those who say, if someone dies, they were stupid to go over there. There will be others who will view them as martyrs for standing up for God. And that's going to be the interesting part.

For example, how would, say, Fox News play it? Would they spin it to their Christian-Right viewership as look at their heroic stance, but let's not mention all the awful, disrespectful things they've done in the past?

I hate them, I really do. But it puts me in a strange position, because I do feel like the world needs more people who actually stands up for what they believe in and not just puts on a social-media show and pretends that they care.

 

[Football_Bat]

They'll send a fax to the Baghdad Times, get everyone all het up, then no-show.

 

[bigpern23]

I'm not sure if you meant that as snark, FB, but I think there's a pretty good chance that's close to what is going to happen. They have "accepted" the invitation. Let's see if they actually board a plane.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

That's EXACTLY what's happening. The WBC is attention whoring. They are outrage trolling. They show up at less than half the time when they announce they will. People should ignore them.

 

[joe]

Sounds like a story from The Onion.

 

[Starman]

Hopefully at some point the WBC ****os pick the wrong funeral to picket, and somebody beats/shoots the **** out of them right here in the good ol' U.S.A. A couple of those ****ers carried off in body bags would be a beautiful thing. :D

 

[old_tony]

Hopefully at some point the WBC ****os pick the wrong funeral to picket, and somebody beats/shoots the **** out of them right here in the good ol' U.S.A. A couple of those ****ers carried off in body bags would be a beautiful thing. :D

Except for the fact that the shooter(s) would have to be prosecuted.

 

[Starman]

Hopefully at some point the WBC ****os pick the wrong funeral to picket, and somebody beats/shoots the **** out of them right here in the good ol' U.S.A. A couple of those ****ers carried off in body bags would be a beautiful thing. :D

Except for the fact that the shooter(s) would have to be prosecuted.

Given the right defense strategy, no jury would ever convict.

Or, they might convict, and sentence the defendant to two weeks paid vacation at Disney World.

 

[Stoney]

The God I know thinks these people are idiots. But it's going to be possibly a tragic outcome. There will be those who say, if someone dies, they were stupid to go over there. There will be others who will view them as martyrs for standing up for God. And that's going to be the interesting part.

For example, how would, say, Fox News play it? Would they spin it to their Christian-Right viewership as look at their heroic stance, but let's not mention all the awful, disrespectful things they've done in the past?

I hate them, I really do. But it puts me in a strange position, because I do feel like the world needs more people who actually stands up for what they believe in and not just puts on a social-media show and pretends that they care.

Good lord are you ever taking this WAY too seriously. They're not actually going. This is just trolling the public for attention.

 

[SnarkShark]

The God I know thinks these people are idiots. But it's going to be possibly a tragic outcome. There will be those who say, if someone dies, they were stupid to go over there. There will be others who will view them as martyrs for standing up for God. And that's going to be the interesting part.

For example, how would, say, Fox News play it? Would they spin it to their Christian-Right viewership as look at their heroic stance, but let's not mention all the awful, disrespectful things they've done in the past?

I hate them, I really do. But it puts me in a strange position, because I do feel like the world needs more people who actually stands up for what they believe in and not just puts on a social-media show and pretends that they care.

You know God?

Hopefully at some point the WBC ****os pick the wrong funeral to picket, and somebody beats/shoots the **** out of them right here in the good ol' U.S.A. A couple of those ****ers carried off in body bags would be a beautiful thing. :D

Except for the fact that the shooter(s) would have to be prosecuted.

Given the right defense strategy, no jury would ever convict.

Or, they might convict, and sentence the defendant to two weeks paid vacation at Disney World.

They would absolutely convict. Don't be ridiculous.

 

[RecoveringJournalist]

If a family member of a person whose funeral was being picketed shot a member of the WBC, I would bet 90 percent of juries in this country would not vote to convict.

 

[hondo]

Hopefully at some point the WBC ****os pick the wrong funeral to picket, and somebody beats/shoots the **** out of them right here in the good ol' U.S.A. A couple of those ****ers carried off in body bags would be a beautiful thing. :D

Except for the fact that the shooter(s) would have to be prosecuted.

Given the right defense strategy, no jury would ever convict.

Or, they might convict, and sentence the defendant to two weeks paid vacation at Disney World.

I thought the Constitution outlawed cruel and unusual punishment.

 

[RecoveringJournalist]

I'm worried if ISIS and the WBC meet they might decide that they have a lot in common.

"These guys hate fags and we hate everybody!"

 

[Paynendearse]

The God I know thinks these people are idiots. But it's going to be possibly a tragic outcome. There will be those who say, if someone dies, they were stupid to go over there. There will be others who will view them as martyrs for standing up for God. And that's going to be the interesting part.

For example, how would, say, Fox News play it? Would they spin it to their Christian-Right viewership as look at their heroic stance, but let's not mention all the awful, disrespectful things they've done in the past?

I hate them, I really do. But it puts me in a strange position, because I do feel like the world needs more people who actually stands up for what they believe in and not just puts on a social-media show and pretends that they care.

I don't like how they do it, but at least they stand for scripture which is pretty clear, except they ignore that hate is aimed at the sin and not the sinner. And to take aim at soldiers funerals is hideously bad. But I see your point in taking a stand. Those who hate fundamental Christians are going to hate them anyway.

 

[RecoveringJournalist]

Anybody who protests at the funerals of soldiers deserves anything that is coming to them.