If there's one thing the Westboro Baptist Church can't resist, it's a chance to protest. Something. Anything. The opening of a lemonade stand, for God's sake. As long as it will get them press, they're there. So, naturally, the yahoos at WBC made the announcement last night that they're planning on protesting the funeral of Apple founder Steve Jobs. Classy.
Margie Phelps, the daughter of the small church's founder, made the declaration via Twitter, saying, "Westboro will picket [Steve Jobs'] funeral. He had a huge platform; gave God no glory & taught sin."
The fun twist of irony, though? She posted to Twitter ... via her iPhone.
Of course, the fact that she used one of Apple's greatest innovations to make her announcement was met with plenty of backlash and ridicule. But she rectified the situation, tweeting: "Rebels mad cuz I used iPhone to tell you Steve Jobs is in hell.God created iPhone for that purpose!" In other words, it's cool, guys. She wasn't using something Steve Jobs created to capitalize on his death, she was using something God created.
We all know that the people of the Westboro Baptist Church are crazy. And we all know that they, like most religious zealots (Warren Jeffs), really have no idea what exactly it is they stand for. They just want money, attention, and whatever's convenient/best for them. But protesting the funerals of people -- be it, Ryan Dunn, Elizabeth Edwards, Steve Jobs, or dead U.S. soldiers -- not only makes them look horrifically tacky and callous, it makes them look even crazier.
But perhaps (most likely) they don't care. Perhaps this is what they want -- press, attention, people talking (and blogging) about them. After all, who would give a rat's ass about the Westboro Baptist Church otherwise? It's like the basis of their religion is shit stirring.
If they want to protest Steve Jobs' funeral, nobody's going to stop them. But I hope they realize that their ignoramus signs and mindless chants are going to be laughable juxtaposed with the memorial service for a man who brought more good and innovation into this world than they ever will.
Have you had it with Westboro Baptist Church's protests?
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First of all, I really wish they'd take the words Baptist and Church out of their name. At least spell it with a lower case letter or something. The Bible that they claim to be following says in 1 John 4:8, "He that Loveth not, knoweth not God; for God is love." They are money hungry publicity hounds and everytime someone blogs about their antics or reports on them, they get what they want. If people would ignore them, they would go away because they would go broke.
When i first found out about these people my husband was deployed to Iraq. I saw a news article about them protesting soldiers funerals. I lived in constant anxiety for a year over my husbands safety and then on top of that I was brought back to the question over and over of "if he dies are those people going to come to the funeral?" Those people are a menace.
I wish they weren't banned in Canada. I could go see them and throw random crap at them. Then again... maybe not. Let them stay out, I'll go visit them sometime.
As a Christian I'm more brokenhearted over their blindness and ignorance and stupidity. We aren't to judge others, that's best left to God. We're just supposed to love them and pray for them. Guess I should say a prayer for Phelps and their church. It really saddens me to think how many people have been turned away from Jesus because of their nonsense:(
Epic fail on the iPhone use there. I think it's beyond sick, hateful, and reprehensible to protest a funeral, even if you have a point to make (which they don't.) They are so far beyond the borders of class and good taste that it's unbelievable.
Westboro Baptist Church spreads its hate through picketing in our streets, provoking attacks, with abusive language and flag desecration, attempting to create a confrontation. This is not a church, this is a hate group. This is not about protesting, freedom, or God. They are in it for the money and the press; this is a family law firm. They are not a "church." It is a scam. They go after anything that can get them in the news. This is a family of lawyers using this “god hates you” thing to make money. It is time for this scam to end.
Maybe we should start protesting them!
I really wish these people would go away already.
I'm not too certain where I stand on religion, but I thought being a Christian was about being a good person, not hating anyone and just overall acceptance.
Where these people got the idea that Steve Jobs or ANYTHING for that matter was wrong is beyond me, but if there is a greater being out there. . .they sure aren't gettting any praise from him . __ ,
Whatever, let them do what they want. Whenever one of them passes away and none of us out here gives a damn, they'll protest. And we STILL won't care.
For having one life to live, these people are wasting it by hating on the most ridiculous things.