In class the other day Professor Copeland mentioned the Westboro Baptist Church. Prior to what he said I hadnt really known anything about them. It honestly doesnt take a lot to bother me- but this completely horrifies me.
Fact is it 2010. Haven't we moved beyond such ignorant people? Looking back in history the whole country feels like assholes for having treated black people so poorly, and for treating women so poorly, and yet here we are. There is still this complete and utter disrespect going on and in OUR own country.
I will be the first to defend and support freedom of speech. However, when you are protesting at a persons funeral (like this church did to the family of Matthew Shepherd, after he was murdered), when you are doing this can't you see that you are going too far?
Granted that was not a recent event, but its evident these people havent changed their ways nor feel any sort of remorse. This isn't just some cult group (although it clearly is), but these people are congregating and telling people they are a "church"? I thought a church was a place of worship? Not a place so you can plan your next evil event.
It just completely disgusts me that these people even exist in this world. People are free to feel and think however they want, but when your thoughts are ruining, and hurting, and destroying the lives of other people, I feel that someone should be stepping in to stop them.
These people that you are protesting, most of them are deceased. Protesting soliers funerals? Are you kidding me. Those soldiers, American soldiers, lost their lives defending this country, the same country these sick people are residing in. If you don't like it here, in America,or the way we do things here, then leave, and good riddance to you. The world and this country would be a much better place with a lot less hate and a lot less people like that.
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