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RKP5637

(67,104 posts)
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 10:31 AM Oct 2015

Westboro 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

Members of the Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church are threatening to picket the Rowan County Courthouse, where Kim Davis works, on Monday, JoeMyGod reports.

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.



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Westboro Baptist Church to Protest Workplace of Kim Davis, Monday, they say. (Original Post) RKP5637 Oct 2015 OP
I hate to tell them about their own religion underpants Oct 2015 #1
Yep! They say they are all about their god, etc., but really, it's all about RKP5637 Oct 2015 #2
I did not know there was a correct way to discriminate Generic Brad Oct 2015 #3
Absolutely! "WBT is a special kind of crazy." RKP5637 Oct 2015 #4
lol peapodsss Oct 2015 #5
"Oh, look! Here's somebody in the news! I bet we can get some free publicity struggle4progress Oct 2015 #6
Yep, I think that's what it's all about. I bet they are a no show Monday. RKP5637 Oct 2015 #8
Get a bowl, a spoon, and some milk. longship Oct 2015 #7
They must be running out of places to picket. leftyladyfrommo Oct 2015 #9
Yep, starting to eat their own! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2015 #10
Their god is a god of fire and brimstone Generic Other Oct 2015 #11
I'm so glad I lead my life in the 21st century. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2015 #12
Their God is greed. leftyladyfrommo Oct 2015 #14
That is the only reward such people understand Generic Other Oct 2015 #15
I doubt that God really has much to do with it. leftyladyfrommo Oct 2015 #16
Yep! Most of them follow that same excuse. Someone invokes the god word and RKP5637 Oct 2015 #17
I think just like to picket leftyladyfrommo Oct 2015 #18
They picked a church near me once because the minister they thought was too RKP5637 Oct 2015 #19
Publicity hounds. drm604 Oct 2015 #13
I think many of them are related? Seems to run in the family, defective genes! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2015 #20
It's mostly all one family. leftyladyfrommo Oct 2015 #21
Apparently way back he was a good democrat, then changed. Some have RKP5637 Oct 2015 #22
They are just such a weird bunch leftyladyfrommo Oct 2015 #23
They give all of Kansas a bad name. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2015 #24

underpants

(182,769 posts)
1. I hate to tell them about their own religion
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 10:36 AM
Oct 2015

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)
2. Yep! They say they are all about their god, etc., but really, it's all about
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 10:42 AM
Oct 2015

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$'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)
3. I did not know there was a correct way to discriminate
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 11:01 AM
Oct 2015

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.

struggle4progress

(118,278 posts)
6. "Oh, look! Here's somebody in the news! I bet we can get some free publicity
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 11:17 AM
Oct 2015

by threatening to demonstrate about this! The media are suckers for stories about us, and we won't even need to show up!"

Generic Other

(28,979 posts)
11. Their god is a god of fire and brimstone
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 11:57 AM
Oct 2015

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.

leftyladyfrommo

(18,868 posts)
14. Their God is greed.
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 02:38 PM
Oct 2015

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.

RKP5637

(67,104 posts)
17. Yep! Most of them follow that same excuse. Someone invokes the god word and
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 02:54 PM
Oct 2015

many back off, but fortunately many are starting to realize their game they play for $$$$$$'s.

leftyladyfrommo

(18,868 posts)
18. I think just like to picket
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 03:04 PM
Oct 2015

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)
19. They picked a church near me once because the minister they thought was too
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 03:48 PM
Oct 2015

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)
13. Publicity hounds.
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 02:11 PM
Oct 2015

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.

leftyladyfrommo

(18,868 posts)
21. It's mostly all one family.
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 04:26 PM
Oct 2015

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)
22. Apparently way back he was a good democrat, then changed. Some have
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 04:47 PM
Oct 2015

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)
23. They are just such a weird bunch
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 04:56 PM
Oct 2015

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.

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