Westboro Baptist Church, the fringe-of-the-fringe anti-gay group famous for protesting at military funerals and claiming that God is punishing the country for its tolerance of homosexuality, was spotted this morning protesting outside Sidwell Friends, the school attended by Sasha and Malia Obama.Because after all, Obama's kids are fair game if Dad's the Antichrist (not to mention the victims of Ft. Hood.)Protesters were carrying signs with anti-gay, anti-abortion and anti-Obama slogans, slowing down traffic all along Wisconsin Avenue this morning.
One member, Megan Phelps-Roper, posted a picture on Twitter of the protest.
Westboro Baptist Church, founded by Fred Phelps and made up mostly of Phelps family members, has garnered national attention for carrying signs such as "Thank God for 9/11" and protesting at funerals, including that of Matthew Shepard, the student who was killed in 1998 because he was gay.
They believe that the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, as well as the ensuing wars and even the mass shooting last week at Fort Hood, are punishment from God for tolerance of homosexuality. They plan to picket the Fort Hood memorial service this Tuesday.
Lovely people, yes?
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These kooks believed Bush was the Anti-Christ too...
But haven't these people used up someone else's 15 minutes of fame by now?
I'd hope so. And yes, these guys did the same to Bush on protesting the war and whatnot. But I don't recall them going after the Bush twins.
You realize Phelps is a Democrat.
fwiw, I'm against Phelps and his "church".
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