The biggest threat to America: a few people holding up placards

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...More than 475,000 people have signed petitions asking the White House to crack down on Westboro Baptist Church after the group, known for holding anti-gay demonstrations at funerals, threatened to picket in Newtown, Conn.

Five petitions posted on the White House website since the shootings have asked the government to name the church, based in Topeka, Kan., a hate group or end its tax-exempt status. The requests were among the most popular on the White House site on Thursday...

The Southern Poverty Law Center, a [self-described] "civil rights organization," has called the church "arguably the most obnoxious and rabid hate group in America" because of the anti-gay signs its members have carried at hundreds of military funerals. Church members say the protests reflect their view that God is punishing America for tolerance of gays and lesbians...

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201...to-picket-newtown-sparks-call-for-action?lite
 
For some odd reason I tend to consider people who want to stop people with unpopular beliefs from peacefully holding up placards to be a bigger threat. Go figure.
 
For some odd reason I tend to consider people who want to stop people with unpopular beliefs from peacefully holding up placards to be a bigger threat. Go figure.

Translation: renard is firmly in the Westboro Baptist Church's corner.

Everyone try not to let your jaw scrape the floor. :cool:
 
Translation: renard is firmly in the Westboro Baptist Church's corner.

Everyone try not to let your jaw scrape the floor. :cool:

Translation: Rory is firmly in the SPLC censorship corner.

Everyone try not to let your jaw scrape the floor.
 
For some odd reason I tend to consider people who want to stop people with unpopular beliefs from peacefully holding up placards to be a bigger threat. Go figure.

Do you feel the same way about the people signing petitions the deport Piers Morgan?
 
No, I'm not.

Your turn. Denounce WBC. :)

Denounce what? I'm not a member. I don't go around denouncing everyone who holds up a placard. I've got better things to do than worry about people holding up placards.
 
For some odd reason I tend to consider people who want to stop people with unpopular beliefs from peacefully holding up placards to be a bigger threat. Go figure.

Translation: renard is firmly in the Westboro Baptist Church's corner.

Translation: Rory is firmly in the SPLC censorship corner.

RoryN said:
No, I'm not.

Your turn. Denounce WBC.

renard_ruse said:
I don't go around denouncing everyone who holds up a placard.

You lose. :cool:
 
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