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Open Letter to Westboro Baptist Church
AN OPEN LETTER FROM ANONYMOUS
February 16, 2011
TO THE CONGREGANTS OF WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH:
We, the collective super-consciousness known as ANONYMOUS - the Voice of Free Speech & the Advocate of the People - have long heard you issue your venomous statements of hatred, and we have witnessed your flagrant and absurd displays of inimitable bigotry and intolerant fanaticism. We have always regarded you and your ilk as an assembly of graceless sociopaths and maniacal chauvinists & religious zealots, however benign, who act out for the sake of attention & in the name of religion.
Being such aggressive proponents for the Freedom of Speech & Freedom of Information as we are, we have hitherto allowed you to continue preaching your benighted gospel of hatred and your theatrical exhibitions of, not only your fascist views, but your utter lack of Christ-like attributes. You have condemned the men and women who serve, fight, and perish in the armed forces of your nation; you have prayed for and celebrated the deaths of young children, who are without fault; you have stood outside the United States National Holocaust Museum, condemning the men, women, and children who, despite their innocence, were annihilated by a tyrannical embodiment of fascism and unsubstantiated repugnance. Rather than allowing the deceased some degree of peace and respect, you instead choose to torment, harass, and assault those who grieve.
Your demonstrations and your unrelenting cascade of disparaging slurs, unfounded judgments, and prejudicial innuendos, which apparently apply to every individual numbered amongst the race of Man - except for yourselves - has frequently crossed the line which separates Freedom of Speech from deliberately utilizing the same tactics and methods of intimidation and mental & emotional abuse that have been previously exploited and employed by tyrants and dictators, fascists and terrorist organizations throughout history.
ANONYMOUS cannot abide this behavior any longer. The time for us to be idle spectators in your inhumane treatment of fellow Man has reached its apex, and we shall now be moved to action. Thus, we give you a warning: Cease & desist your protest campaign in the year 2011, return to your homes in Kansas, & close your public Web sites.
Should you ignore this warning, you will meet with the vicious retaliatory arm of ANONYMOUS: We will target your public Websites, and the propaganda & detestable doctrine that you promote will be eradicated; the damage incurred will be irreversible, and neither your institution nor your congregation will ever be able to fully recover. It is in your best interest to comply now, while the option to do so is still being offered, because we will not relent until you cease the conduction & promotion of all your bigoted operations & doctrines.
The warning has been given. What happens from here shall be determined by you.
WE ARE ANONYMOUS.
WE ARE LEGION.
WE DO NOT FORGIVE.
WE DO NOT FORGET.
EXPECT US.
Originally posted by MindSpin
Oh great...the self proclaimed "protectors of free speech" are trying to decide who can speak and what can be said.
And of course it says they will target their "public websites"...because DDoS is all they've got.
Stupid kids.edit on 19-2-2011 by MindSpin because: (no reason given)
Since 1955, WBC has taken forth the precious from the vile, and so is as the mouth of God (Jer. 15:19).
In 1991, WBC began conducting peaceful demonstrations opposing the fag lifestyle
of soul-damning, nation-destroying filth.
Originally posted by mr-lizard
Originally posted by MindSpin
Oh great...the self proclaimed "protectors of free speech" are trying to decide who can speak and what can be said.
And of course it says they will target their "public websites"...because DDoS is all they've got.
Stupid kids.edit on 19-2-2011 by MindSpin because: (no reason given)
You speak as though you know what you're on about, yet you parrot the idioms spoken by so many.
I think you need to do some research pal. These are not just script-kiddies.
Originally posted by Kangaruex4Ewe
You know what? As much as WBC disgusts me everytime I see their name in the headlines, they have the right to say it none the less.
What they do at funerals of fallen soldiers, dead children, etc. makes me ill and angry. They give Christians and humanity a bad name spewing ignorance where ever they troll...
But to take away their right to speak is to forfeit my own. I am unwilling to do that.
I know this will be an unpopular opinion, but it is mine anyway.
God hates fags indeed.... pffft. God hates ignorance and these folks are full of it.
Because we only have ONE life and life is the most precious thing we have. A funeral is a remembrance of a loved one whom you will never see again. IMNSHO, to beligerantly interrupt a funeral should be a criminal offense. It's not like you can say, "Oh well, that one got ruined, we'll just do another."