The Westboro Baptist Church is made up of such busy little bees … with all their speaking for God and picketing military funerals, it’s a wonder they find time to tweet out all the filth they do!
In what should come as a shock to no one but somehow manages to be appalling, the loathsome anti-military, anti-Semitic, anti-gay, anti-American “church” has decided that the Aurora shooting victims were struck down by the grace of God. As a result, a prayer vigil organized this past weekend to memorialize those killed by James Holmes was deemed picket-worthy.
WBC member Margie Phelps could barely contain her glee over the killings and potential to disrupt the vigil, and she let her love flow all over Twitter:
https://twitter.com/MargieJPhelps/status/226282400555098113
https://twitter.com/MargieJPhelps/status/226284464278487040
https://twitter.com/MargieJPhelps/status/226289096396517376
https://twitter.com/MargieJPhelps/status/226292172322926593
https://twitter.com/MargieJPhelps/status/226671860761362432
https://twitter.com/MargieJPhelps/status/226761368265695232
https://twitter.com/MargieJPhelps/status/226863317770194944
https://twitter.com/MargieJPhelps/status/227026664381636608
Fortunately, it seems that the WBC’s plans to crash the vigil were thwarted, either by the “human wall” or their own cowardice or a combination of both. No one from the church ever showed up.
Participants in a Denver comics convention had promised to form a human wall to keep protesters out of view, but its Facebook wall was full of people expressing bewilderment (if not disappointment) at the lack of a visible Westboro presence. The Examiner reported that “Despite rumors that Westboro Baptist Church planned to picket the prayer vigil being held in Aurora for the victims of the Colorado shooting, there is no proof that any members of the controversial church actually appeared.”
Not to be discouraged, several WBC members tweeted out a picture, photoshopping its protesters into a shot of the vigil.
https://twitter.com/MargieJPhelps/status/227184401312788480
Despicable.
Outside of the WBC congregation, though, people reacted to Westboro’s hate-mongering with unanimous disgust.
https://twitter.com/Pixie_Pebbles/status/227455483592708099
Why is Westboro Baptist Church going to picket the vigil in Aurora? Is there some alliance that can just kick them from the denomination?
— Ben Cochran (@Ben_Cochran) July 23, 2012
Westboro Baptist Church is protesting memorial services of the Aurora victims.. No surprise there. Seriously, what is wrong with people..
— andrea (@SPEAKEASY2) July 23, 2012
Done to prevent Westboro Church from trolling RT @dailydot: "Human Wall" organized at Aurora memorial via Facebook: http://t.co/Lcwi3f4f
— Fidel Martinez (@fidmart85) July 23, 2012
https://twitter.com/ashleylk510/status/227455788812230656
https://twitter.com/LENETHEVOICE/status/227540442139480066
These are the most loathsome people. All they do is spread cruelty and hate,the opposite message that Jesus taught.http://t.co/QraH2DHX
— Andrew Cabral (@Cabzilla06) July 23, 2012
Westboro Baptist Church will burn in hell. They are a disgrace to the Lord and to all Christians.
— randi r. jarrell (@randirjarrell) July 23, 2012
I know this is close-minded of me… but God hates you, Westboro Baptist Church. He /really/ does. http://t.co/tuhAlZQ3 via @HuffPostRelig
— Queer Werewolf Wrestler (not really) (@AuraOfAzure) July 23, 2012
https://twitter.com/SinCity_Kicker4/status/227456249116119041
Keep fighting back against these disgraceful sub-humans.
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