Westboro Baptist Church: January 2011

About | RSS

TPMMuckraker
Westboro Baptist Church: January 2011

« Westboro Baptist Church: December 2010

Westboro Baptist Church: March 2011 »

Westboro Baptist Church

Westboro Baptist Rips Off, Pickets Ozzy Osbourne (AUDIO)

Evan McMorris-Santoro | January 21, 2011, 2:40PM

The Westboro Baptist Church, the notorious Kansas congregation known for their stunt conservative-themed protests of high-profile funerals, has found a new target: 62-year-old rocker Ozzy Osbourne. Yes, Ozzy, who's now about as controversial as Michael Bolton (albeit after a long career that had some colorful highlights.)

Nevertheless, the Westboro Baptist Church -- which is led by the decidedly controversial 81-year-old Fred Phelps -- reports there's much to fear from Osbourne, a reality show comedy foil and cellular phone pitchman. In a flier the church is currently distributing in Kansas City, MO ahead of Osbourne's scheduled concert there Saturday night, Westboro says unequivocally that "God hates Ozzy Osbourne."

PERMALINK | COMMENTS | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)
Topics: Christian Fundamentalists, Kansas, Ozzy Osbourne, Westboro Baptist Church

Westboro Baptist Church

Westboro Baptists Not Big On Obama's Call To Dial Down The Rhetoric

Ryan J. Reilly | January 14, 2011, 2:30PM

Shirley Phelps-Roper

There's a least one group not taking kindly to President Barack Obama's call for civility this week in the wake of the attempted assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ): the Westboro Baptist Church.

Not surprisingly, a spokesperson from the infamous congregation (best known for protesting the funerals of soldiers killed in action with anti-gay signs) blew off Obama's plea to bring it down a notch in a phone interview with TPM on Friday.

PERMALINK | COMMENTS | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (4)
Topics: Barack Obama, Fred Phelps, Gabby Giffords, Gabrielle Giffords, Gun Control, Gun Rights, Guns, Sarah Palin, Shirley Phelps Roper, Tucson Shootings, Westboro Baptist Church

Westboro Baptist Church

Westboro Baptists Wouldn't Be At Tucson Funerals Anyhow

Ryan J. Reilly | January 14, 2011, 12:20PM

Margie Phelps

The Westboro Baptist Church won't actually be protesting at any of the funerals of the victims of the attempted assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) last weekend, the Tucson Sentinel reports.

Tucson Police Department investigators confirmed that the extremist anti-gay group -- notorious for protesting outside the funerals of members of the military killed in action -- will not be coming to the state, spokeswoman Diana Lopez told the paper Thursday night.

PERMALINK | COMMENTS | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)
Topics: Gabby Giffords, Gabrielle Giffords, Jared Lee Loughner, Jared Loughner, Tucson Shootings, Westboro Baptist Church

Westboro Baptist Church

Westboro Baptists Thank God For Giffords Shooting, Will Picket Funerals

Ryan J. Reilly | January 10, 2011, 9:35AM

Members of the hate group known as the Westboro Baptists Church, infamous for their inflammatory anti-gay protests celebrating the deaths of American soldiers, plan to show up to the funerals of those killed in the Tucson, AZ shootings which killed six and severely injured Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ).