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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWestboro Baptist Church to Protest Workplace of Kim Davis, Monday, they say.
Well deserved! She likely thought they were her supporters!
http://www.advocate.com/religion/2015/10/16/westboro-baptist-church-protest-workplace-kim-davis
Davis is the county clerk jailed for repeatedly refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in her small Kentucky county. While many homophobic organizations have rallied around Davis and turned her law-breaking into a cause celebre, Westboro doesn't feel so warmly toward her.
The group objects to Davis's numerous marriages and claims she's an adulterer calling her "a fake Christian" in a tweet which may be worse in their eyes than homosexuality.
underpants
(182,769 posts)but you can opt in whenever you want. There is no review of your "permanent record".
Westboro follows the latest news trends like TMZ cameramen.
RKP5637
(67,104 posts)$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$'s for them with their lawyer herd. And, as I understand, buying up real estate around their place in KS, because none want to live near them, so, when one one sells it's cheap, and WBC buys it up.
Generic Brad
(14,274 posts)They expect her to follow the Supreme Court ruling but still condemn and verbally abuse same sex couples when she issues them a license. WBT is a special kind of crazy.
RKP5637
(67,104 posts)didnt see that coming
struggle4progress
(118,278 posts)by threatening to demonstrate about this! The media are suckers for stories about us, and we won't even need to show up!"
RKP5637
(67,104 posts)They seem to do this a lot.
longship
(40,416 posts)Because these people are cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs.
Just saying.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)They are really hitting the bottom of the barrel.
RKP5637
(67,104 posts)Generic Other
(28,979 posts)He has already chosen the few who will be saved according to the doctrine of predestination. It is easy to see that Kim Davis was not preordained to be one of the elect. God's only purpose is to condemn and judge the sinners. I can see why they think Davis is a sinner. Calvinists do not believe in the notion of the cleansing of sin through salvation and forgiveness. That would be the wishful thinking of those who believe in a merciful god. They believe in the notion of eternal hellfire and damnation. Davis has not stopped being a sinner in their eyes. And she professes to be a saint. I would say she is just the sort who deserves their condemnation. She should pray for forgiveness with them.
I love when people insist on taking ancient doctrines literally. Start the bonefire.
RKP5637
(67,104 posts)leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)They just chose venues where they might get a chance to fight it out in court and make a lot of money.
They are such a bunch of phonies but they have made a lot of money at it.
Generic Other
(28,979 posts)God's favor = wealth.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)Religion is just a convenient excuse.
RKP5637
(67,104 posts)many back off, but fortunately many are starting to realize their game they play for $$$$$$'s.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)And pretend they are a big deal. They picketed a Catholic Church by me. Their signs were really offensive. But they didn't make any noise. But there were more police there than there were picketers. It was pretty funny really.
RKP5637
(67,104 posts)liberal or something like that. It was a huge church, they looked like a bunch of misguided ants out front. They are so damn lame and DUH.
drm604
(16,230 posts)They just found a way to attach themselves to a big story. If there was one location that was "gay marriage central" and it was in the news, then they'd picket there against SSM. Since there isn't, they instead found a rationale for protesting Davis.
This gets them in the news again and the fact that it seems counter-intuitive for them to be doing this makes it even more newsworthy.
RKP5637
(67,104 posts)leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)The head of the outfit just died so it will be interesting to see if they can keep the energy going. I think he was a really hateful old bastard.
I know that at least one of the daughters is an attorney.
RKP5637
(67,104 posts)suspected some mental illness with him. It seems one of his sons said something to that effect sometime ago. Yep, he was a really hateful old bastard. I was glad when he passed on, so were many.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)I don't think that so called church really has that many members.
I did see where some people painted the house across the street from them in rainbow colors. I thought that was really funny.
And there was something about a little boy who started a lemonade stand near them and lots of people started showing up.
That group is really embarrassing to the other people that live there.