Nothing garners public acceptance and tolerance like terrorizing churches on Sunday morning.

Uh huh, unlike some radical Christians that protest at a gay persons FUNERAL???

Take the name at face value.... Bash BACK. It's a reaction to Christianity's un-Christian stance to gay people.

Jesus said..."He who hath not sinned cast the first stone".

Now..who isnt guilty.


Cheers!!!!

Congratulations... they've become like the people they claim to abhor. Well done

Maybe I am overly ignorant about this church but what kind of church is it that they have security guards to begin with?

If this is how we are going to define "Radical Terrorism", I'll take it. I mean, as opposed to 9/11...

I'm not sure what I was expecting when I clicked on this thread, but this wasn't it.

[edit on 16/11/2008 by kosmicjack]

The word terrorist gets thrown around way too much these days. It pretty much lost most if not all it's meaning.

Their antics included unfurling a rainbow flag from the balcony, setting off a fire alarm, and throwing fliers at the congregation. While this happened within the building, another group of protesters demonstrated oun the outside.

Yeah, pulling a fire alarm, not the smartest way to get a point across. in fact, pretty stupid, and people could've been hurt. But other than that, does what the members of Bash Back did really qualify, or even fit into the same category as terrorism?

Members of Bash Back! agree to four "points of unity":
1. Fight for liberation.
2. Reject capitalism.
3. Actively oppose oppression.
4. Respect a diversity of tactics - even if illegal.

Doesn't really seem like a terrorist manifesto to me. Seems like common sense. Don't know how capitalism fits, though.

Did this church do something in the first place to become such a target? I am not trying to defend 'two wrongs' but we do have the Westboro Baptist church that protest STRAIGHT Iraq vet funerals because they said those men died because God is mad that the U.S. allows gay people or some other crap. Anyway, the good men and women that serve this country and died for it have their loved ones subjected to "GOD HATES FAGS!" chants because that is how that church rolls. I am just wondering if this church has done something to bring this kind of animosity toward it in particular.

Anyone have any insight on that?

I am sorry but that in no means constitutes terrorism. A group of people who are non-violently demonstrating, perhaps in a disruptive fashion, but I re-iterate non violently, is not a terrorist organization.

These laws that have been imposed on HUMAN BEINGS are complete bigotry. These laws are basically saying that human rights only apply to heterosexual individuals.

Let me ask the world the following question.

1. How does it hurt anyone if a homosexual couple decides to get married?

Next, is this the new view on terrorism, or does this only apply because it is a religious institution. It was a non-violent demonstration. Yes it was wrong to demonstrate in that fashion but it by no way constitutes terrorism. If this becomes the new view, we all need to be scared.

Why is it that people try to remove someones freedoms yet get angry when that group lashes out? This is supposed to be The United States of America, The land of the Free. This is not the land of freedom unless it is found unacceptable by some.

I know a lot of mega churches have them.

I suppose having thousands of people in one room always carries the potential for trouble, regardless of whether it would be an attack or not. Somebody's more likely to have a heart attack, choke on a pretzel, get hit by lighteneing, whatever.

It would be wierd for a small church to have one though.

Originally posted by AshleyD
The fact of the matter is there are peaceful ways for everyone to get their point across. Neither extremists groups should garner anyone's sympathies nor should either side have their actions justified.

A question Ashley. Christianity has been around for a couple of thousands of years. Gay rights groups? A couple of decades? This attitude towards gays are entrenched. In society, in religion and in government. It seems to me like they are just starting to use the same tactics that have been used against them for, like forever. Right? That's a LONG line of being slapped down. Similar to sufferage? Bra burnings in the 60's? Black rights? MLK wasn't the only voice for black rights, some were more radical than others. The goal was honorable in both cases. Why is this different?

Face it people...religion is the very cause of violence in this world above any other reason.

"My God is bigger than your God" BS.

So...with that being the forefront of religion, it is enforced with guns and violence.

A historical fact.

Cheers!!!!

I have serious doubts about this story. Come on, gay people throwing condoms and shouting at children? Is this a B movie?

"Gay terrorists" or Christians attempting to vilify gays by posing as such?

Read your own definition Bigwhammy, the definition of terrorism inherantly includes violent threats or actions, which is not the case here.