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by Nock7 February 24, 2011 11:01 PM EST
Over 9000!
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by slownewsdayomewannagohome February 24, 2011 11:00 PM EST
Those wacky Christians!

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by Farver4girls February 24, 2011 10:52 PM EST
More power to Anonymous!
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by myoleman February 24, 2011 10:12 PM EST
Isn't this Ted Haggard's former church? Looks like it. He would feel at home in this sort of church, anyway.
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by Jhihmoac February 24, 2011 8:26 PM EST
Westboro doesn't sound like a church I'd want to attend...
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by fobean February 24, 2011 8:22 PM EST
Westboro "Church" are scam artists. Most of them are lawyers, and the rest are in sociology and psychology. The sociologist/psychologists look for "weaknesses" to exploit. They target groups--local governments, cities, individuals--and push those groups into doing something that infringes on the "rights" of the "church." Then they sue, which costs them nothing if they lose because they are lawyers and work for themselves, and which reaps them enough money to live on if they win.

They started out with gay funerals, moved to military funerals, and are now going after "Anonymous." I don't have any deep love for Anonymous, but it is very clear that they are being provoked because the sociologists have tagged them as easily provoked into doing something for which they can be sued, and the lawyers have tagged them as easily sued.

Westboro "Church" is just a litigious organization that lives by provoking others--that is why they smile when they scream in your face and you get angry in return. The smile lets you know that they are getting exactly what they want. They are the schoolyard bully that provokes other children into red-faced anger, swinging wildly, and getting into trouble themselves while the bully walks off satisfied.

The best thing to do with Westboro "Church" is laugh at them. I know some good jokes--how about you?
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by caeric February 24, 2011 6:51 PM EST
I'm of two minds about Westboro... part of me says ignore them completely in the hope that they will go away. The other says give them airtime so they can show people how backwards and insensitive they are. Ignoring them is probably best.

Thumbs up to Anonymous on this one. I can believe that they had nothing to do with the original letter. The on-air hack was deserved.

BTW, just in case Shirley reads this.... DAVID PAKMAN IS CUTE! (OMG, am I going to hell?)
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by cybertechguy91 February 24, 2011 6:14 PM EST
I just wish the media would focus less on the "Westboro Baptist Church vs. Anonymous" story.
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by lilyuck February 24, 2011 5:13 PM EST
Westboro is staging fake confrontations with Anonymous.
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by altertheending February 24, 2011 5:10 PM EST
If this was you keep it up. I don't think any of their "speech" is free just full of hate and stupidity. I praise you for doing this!
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