[Iliketurtles]

http://www.inquisitr.com/440355/west...-for-shooting/


Westboro Baptist Church announced via Twitter that they will travel to Newtown, Connecticut to picket the site of the Sandy Hook elementary school massacre.

Westboro’s announcement, made by Margie Phelps and Shirley Phelps-Roper, adds that the church will “sing praise to God for the glory of his work in executing his judgement.”



The announcement by the controversial church from Topeka, Kansas comes less than one day after 27 people were killed in a mass murder perpetuated by suspected shooter Adam Lanza. Twenty children lost their lives in the massacre.

The tweets put out by Sandy and Margie were met with several outcries. One user, @GoGetMyCoffee, responded by saying, “You are one of the most disgusting people on Earth,@DearShirley. I wish it was you and your hate group instead of those beautiful children.”

The Examiner notes that Westboro Baptist Church has been banned from picketing at several places, though a Supreme Court ruled that the group is allowed to picket funerals. Despite the ruling, several communities and states have passed the laws that require picketers to remain a certain distance away from the funeral.

Clytemnestra with The Daily Kos writes of the decision by Westboro Baptist Church to picket the Sandy Hook elementary school shootings:

Before reading that they would be there, I had made a decision that if I found out they were going to be there, I would [be] one of those lining the streets to that the vile Westboro Baptist Church has no place to stand and picket. With cane and folding chair if I have to.”

Along with announcing they would picket the site of the Newtown elementary school shooting, members of the Westboro Baptist Church sent out a series of tweets about the shooting, saying:


Shirley Phelps-Roper @DearShirley

Westboro will picket Sandy Hook Elementary School to sing praise to God for the glory of his work in executing his judgment.

Shirley Phelps-Roper @DearShirley
Praise God! You raise the children to rebel against God. You know better. Now, the worst grade school shooting in US History. #FagMarriage

[icheerthebull]

can't see this going down too well

[SalemSaberhagen]

They seem to be utterly OBSESSED with '****'. I'm not sure what a six and seven year old child have to do with '*** marriage'. They should be arrested on the spot.

[Megamel29]

Disgusting.

[Macabru]

George, get the bombs ready.

[Pyramid_Head]

I really hope all those devastated parents attack them, because I know I would.

[Karma]

The Westboro Baptist Church is a sick joke. There are just no words to describe how warped and sick those people are. And they call themselves a church. It's all disgusting and how they say everyone is going to hell and they believe they are doing gods work is the biggest sick joke of all. And the only one's who are too stupid to realise that is the Westboro Baptists. to all of them.

[Hobbslefthand]

Westboro Baptist Church = God's warning against inbreeding.

[kellyhound]

hope they get hit by a freight train on their way to Newtown.

[thissmallfish]

Now THESE idiots would be a nice target. I would love the opportunity to come across them.