Reb.....Re: Re: Arizona State legislature is blocking Westboro Baptist Church!

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RebI didn't realize Westboro had gone out of the US. I don't think anyone in the US considers them to be an actual church either. From what I've heard they are all related. I have seen several of them on TV spouting their vile, disgusting comments. It is enough to turn my stomach!Are you feeling better now Reb? How is ?love SharonThis email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or

defects. To: MSersLife Sent: Wed, January 12, 2011 12:52:27 AMSubject:

Re: Arizona State legislature is blocking Westboro Baptist Church!

Good thing! Hopefully other states will follow.Westboro Baptist Church really is doing every church everywhere a disservice by acting the way they do. Now, I am not so sure I'd see them as a church, they seem to me more of one incredibly dysfunctional family (they are, is my impression, all, or almost all, in some kind of family relation with the leader of the church). But church is what they call themselves, and thus how they are unfortunately viewed by many. They are very well known in Sweden as well, since they celebrated the death of several hundred Swedes (including more than a hundred

children) in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. That made many people very upset. They have also claimed to have picketed the Royal Castle in protest of the princesses choice of dresses for the Nobel Prize banquet (showed too much skin, apparently). But they either did that inside their own heads only, or they mistook some other place and building for the Royal Castle of Stockholm, Sweden, because they were never seen on, outside or near the castle, not even by the guards or secret service...One unfortunate effect of this in Sweden is that by many people they are not only seen as "a church", but, since they are an American "church", as representative of American churches. And, needless to say, they don't exactly present a very positive image. This way they do American churches, and

Americans, a great disservice abroad too. love/Reb>> I'm sure most/all of you have heard about the terrible shootings in Tucson where > Congresswoman Giffords was shot and 6 were killed by a deranged gunman? > Yesterday we heard that the Westboro Baptist Church was planning to 'picket' at > the funerals. Arizona is incensed! For those of you who don't know about the > so-called church they come to the funerals of fallen soldiers and stand outside > yelling horrible stuff like "God hates you", "God is glad you are dead"...etc. > They also went to funeral. Anyway today the Arizona State > Legislature passed an emergency bill providing a "Funeral Protection Zone". > Governor Brewer immediately signed it into law! > > > http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/azelections/articles/2011/01/11/20110111arizona-shootings-funeral-bill-passes.html> > > > Sharon> This email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and > grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be > considered flaws or defects.>