Westboro Baptist Church coming to San Francisco

**czb** · January 27th, 2010, 04:14 PM

they are coming to my hood to protest. here is the schedule, i'm only posting a few of the ones about sf because there are so many stops on their tour. they are going to a local high school, a children's museum (the randall museum), and TWITTER. feckless scum.

01/28/20103:20 PM - 3:50 PMSan Francisco, CALowell High School - SCHMOOZE FOR JEWS? Tell 'em truth! 1101 Eucalyptus Dr. WBC needs to come and show the little brutes what you all have failed to show them - OBEY GOD! Proverbs 1:8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: Proverbs 4:1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. Proverbs 8:33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. Proverbs 19:20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. Proverbs 19:27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge. Jeremiah 17:23 But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction. The only instruction these poor, no-nothing kids have ever received are lies, lies and more lies. They literally begin to moan and wail when they see and hear any little bit of truth because of the poison of the adults in their lives. It is a sick scene, but also marvelous because our God doeth all things well, and we must see the faces to know Jesus Christ will return shortly. Also to be satisfied, having our senses exercised by these events, satisfied I say that these parents will actually be doing the infants a favor if they just go ahead and eat them instead of doing to them what they have done to these pre-teens and teens in this nation. AMEN!01/28/20104:30 PM - 5:00 PMSan Francisco, CATwitter, Inc. 795 Folsom St. WBC to Picket Twitter, Inc.! Now that should get interesting, WBC member(s) Tweeting as they picket outside Twitter, Inc. Won't a black hole or something open in the space/time vortex? Seriously, let us focus in on a few facts, to wit: Twitter is a company which lends itself to mass communication. Why in heaven's name would the great publishers at WBC NOT picket this place? They have a duty to God just like every other person to serve God and to use ALL their resources in their service to him. So we come with hearts of love and joy to humbly suggest they GET ON THAT TASK! Matthew 7:12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. Matthew 22:34 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. 35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, 36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. Obama's about to take away any/all resources like Twitter to serve him and his Antichristic agenda, so enjoy this freedom while it lasts a little longer. Praise God! AMEN!

http://www.godhatesfags.com/schedule.html

**witchcurlgirl** · January 27th, 2010, 04:18 PM

These assholes. SF should follow the example of a NY Synagogue, and have a fundraiser:

A Manhattan synagogue turned a visit from hate-spewing demonstrators into a lucrative fund-raiser Sunday.

Leaders of Congregation Beth Simchat Torah, a West Village synagogue that caters to gays and lesbians, didn't want to ignore a planned visit by members of the rabidly anti-gay and anti-Semitic Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church.

Instead, they asked supporters to pledge a dollar or more for every minute that six protesters stood near their synagogue hurling epithets and holding signs that read "God Hates Fags" and "Jews Stole the Land."

The final haul after 50 minutes: $10,000.

"Their very presence will actually raise money for the mission of this community," said Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum of the synagogue, which now holds services in rented space. "The synagogue wants a building so we're hoping this will help us get a building."

The Kansas church, known for picketing soldiers' funerals to say their deaths are God's punishment for Americans' tolerance of gays, has ramped up its demonstrations against Jews, who they say are sinners.

The group visited several New York synagogues and Jewish institutions over the weekend and planned to hit a Central Park celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of Tel Aviv.

When they arrived at Beth Simchat Torah, they found about 150 congregants from several synagogues and a nearby church as well as other supporters on the sidewalk singing Jewish songs and prayers.
"We're not intimidated by them," Kleinbaum said. "We're joining together today to show that we ... simply reject their language, their violence, and we won't be scared away by them."

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, the city's first openly gay speaker, said she wasn't worried that the prayer vigil would lend credibility to the Kansas demonstrators.

"You give them credibility when you silence yourself," she said. "What they want is us to go away."

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/06/22/2009-06-22_manhattan_synagogue_makes_money_off_of_westboro _baptist_church_protest.html#ixzz0dqzrTrNA

**msdeb** · January 27th, 2010, 04:19 PM

why dont these assholes go to Iraq and voice their opinions?

**czb** · January 27th, 2010, 04:24 PM

witchcurl, what a cool idea. i will send the article to some locals.

i know that the school of my niece and nephew is part of their tour, and the school has already held meetings with parents to prepare them. you know, so they can tell little hadassah or shmuel why the people are standing outside their classroom window calling them christkillers and jewfag and such.

**Sundance** · January 28th, 2010, 09:07 PM

LOVE the fundraiser idea. You might get more participation by not having a minimum. But this would be great to benefit the very people these idiots "protest" against.

**cmmdee** · January 29th, 2010, 10:32 AM

Too bad they didn't try this in the Castro and get beatdown by rainbow flags...

These peole are sick.

**Pippin69** · January 30th, 2010, 02:13 AM

I know protesting is legal and the 1st amendment and all that, but if they are yelling violent slurs at school children, doesn't that fall under harassment, or verbal assault, etc.?

DitaPage* · January 30th, 2010, 02:30 AM

The fundraiser idea was awesome!

**Aella** · January 30th, 2010, 01:33 PM

Well, San Fransisco's response was slightly less violent than I would have liked but really, this is the next best thing:

San Francisco’s Answer to Westboro Baptist Church

by Ed Hunsinger on January 29, 2010 · Comments (8)

photo by EDW Lynch
Westboro Baptist Church showed up to protest in front of Twitter’s San Francisco office on Thursday, but found themselves severely outnumbered by a crowd of absurdist pranksters, including guest blogger EDW Lynch above.
WBC’s hate-promoting signs were answered by multiple signs of randomness, nonsensical yelling, and even a unicorn. A portable stereo blared Lady GaGa, while press and people passing by ignored the WBC signs and took pictures and videos of the more entertaining signs. I was also there and turned on the video camera while holding my sign.

photo by Rubin Starset
Westboro had scheduled an appearance in front of the Golden Gate Theatre later that evening to protest Fiddler on the Roof. Fellow guest blogger, Burstein!, reports:
Unfortunately or fortunately depending on your perspective, Fred Phelps and his followers cancelled their appearance before Fiddler on the Roof. Apparently, they were all hated out from their big day and just had no more hate to spare. Nevertheless, even in their absence a small crowd gathered and gave rise to an elegantly dadaist protest in which accordions, random signs of love and hate, and rick rolls abounded. While many of those attending Fiddler were bemused and confused, the staff and crew apparently loved this counter-protest and the director, stage manager, and choreographer all came out to thank these ridiculous protesters.

photo by sandwichgirl

source: San Francisco’s Answer to Westboro Baptist Church

**sputnik** · January 30th, 2010, 01:41 PM

that's awesome.

**Aella** · January 30th, 2010, 01:50 PM

ontd_political also has a post, with more details/pics:

Westboro Baptist Church Protests, Gets Protested Outside Twitter
Yesterday, the Westboro Baptist Church and their subtly-named picket group, God Hates Fags, brought their dog-and-pony-show to San Francisco. That's right -- the freaky people came to freak out the freaky people.

The religious group, based in Topeka, Kansas, usually pickets soldiers' funerals, reasoning that they died defending a gay-loving country. Thursday, they set their sights on a larger target: the headquarters of the social-media giant Twitter.

Apparently, God hates Twitter. Would it help matters if Jesus turned 140 characters into 280 characters?

At 4:30 p.m., surrounded by a police escort, the motley WBC crew -- comprised of 4 women and 1 large, clunky dude -- marched in front of the Twitter offices at 795 Folsom and kicked off the circus. But San Francisco's finest and funniest, who launched a counter-protest, were ready for them.

And so was Asylum. Keep reading to see more images from what we're calling "the Titter outside Twitter."

Everyone played their part as the Westboro Baptist Church immediately antagonized the crowd of several dozen with a rousing chorus of "God Hates America," while dancing the twist on an American flag.

S.F. loves a protest. This is the town that pulls out their stilts and unicycles each time there's a war protest. Like railbirds, hecklers positioned themselves against the police barricades to fling insults that, in turn, elicited such astute WCB retorts as:

"God hates the city of San Francisco. What part of that you fools don't understand?"

"Why don't you shut your mouth and open your Bible, sir!"

"You stand there with feces dripping out of your mouth! Get the feces out of your mouth -- then talk about shame!"

As the verbal assault continued, I raised my hand and asked the obvious: "Why Twitter? Does God hate Twitter?"

"We have not quarrels with Twitter. Twitter is a great platform," stated a gray-haired WBC woman juggling several signs that could be interpreted as funny and ironic if they were actually funny and ironic. Gesturing to one of the younger WBC women, she added, "Meagan, she's Twittering right now."

But she explained the reason behind the protest: "Twitter should be used to tell the punks of doomed America that God hates you!"

The vibe quickly began to turn from angry confrontation to something not unlike a gay disco with dance music thumping from a large boom box. Members of the Westboro Baptist Church even became sort of bored themselves when the attention was diverted away from them. Many spent the rest of the protest checking text messages.

While spontaneous sign-constructing erupted, the battle of bad street versus bad street theater raged on. Here are a few choice ironic and non-ironic signs from the Twitter protest. Yes, it's showtime!

"Oh, no! Oh, no! They better not better not be saying God hates Obama!" exclaimed a large African-American woman passing by.

I don't know what a "bitch burger" is, but if it were served at McDonald's, I'm sure it would be a part of an Unhappy Meal.

Computer nerds unite in the war against the WBC.

Apparently God doesn't like gays or crustaceans.

This man was stating the obvious. Perhaps the most controversial sign of the entire protest.

Was this sign directed at me, or at Twitter? I know I'm going to hell, but at least I'm going to enjoy the ride.

God sure hates a lot of things these days. Does he hate ponies because gay people like to ride them? Or is it because tiny horses really tick him off?

Good question. Maybe this protester should Twitter for more help on this matter?

Yes, this is one of my favorite Bible verses from the silly version of the scriptures.

Amen, fellow protester, a-fucking-men!

"Why should prisons be on the moon?" I asked.

"It's better than Mexico," she said. Pause. "Sometimes you just got to hold a sign!"

Westboro Baptist Church earns the revenge of the computer nerds.

Eeeew. Google the word "santorum" and cringe. But in the case of Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps, I think it's true.

Boom! You've been served, Westboro Baptist Church. Put that in your gay-hating pipe and smoke it!

What doesn't God hate these days?

If this is true, I'd like to high-five God in agreement.

The best use of an obscure reference to a 1960s British TV show at the entire protest.

It's hard for one person to juggle so much hate.

Now this protester is right on target with his sign. The big question is, does God hate Facebook? We all know he hates MySpace.

Someone get this protester a cookie -- and a Snuggie.

Aaaah! She's so right! God only hates ugly people.

God has got to understand this message.

At 5 p.m. on the dot, the Westboro Baptist Church packed up its hate signs and swiftly left the scene, with their police escort in tow. Their moment of wearing the hateful emperor's new clothes had ended.

"Twitter only gets a half-hour of hate!" a confused protester exclaimed at the WBC's sudden departure. "I guess Twitter really isn't that gay."

Source

WBC protests aren't really news anymore, I know, but I thought this one was worth posting for the counter protestors' signs. "God hates #tags" is my favorite. :-D

ETA: A few more counter protest signs here.

ontd_political: Westboro Baptist Church Protests, Gets Protested Outside Twitter