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(CNN) - Members of the Westboro Baptist Church announced Thursday plans to picket Saturday's funeral for Elizabeth Edwards in Raleigh, North Carolina.
The Kansas-based Church - monitored by anti-hate groups such as the Anti-Defamation league and the Southern Poverty Law Center - is known for its extremist opposition to homosexuals, Jews and other groups.
The church members also oppose the War in Iraq.
According to the church's website, members will hold a protest from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Edwards, the estranged wife of presidential candidate John Edwards, died Tuesday after a six-year battle with breast cancer.
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by Forgiveness Man Fri Dec 10, 2010 12:48 pm
Anti war and anti liberal pet projects. 
Just goes to show how both extremes really do meet in the back.
Just goes to show how both extremes really do meet in the back.
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by Shale Fri Dec 10, 2010 12:59 pm
Are you going?Forgiveness_Man wrote:Anti war and anti liberal pet projects.
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by Shale Fri Dec 10, 2010 1:05 pm
Srsly, these ppl are unconscionable. It should just sicken every normal person that they are so fucked up, beyond all human compassion. But, no one in the mainstream openly objected to them picketing the funerals of gay men who died of AIDS back when that was their easy target.
Now, it is hitting mainstream "decent" folks and war heroes, because unchecked religious fanaticism just grows to its ultimate absurdity. These ppl are the Christian version of Al Qeda.
Now, it is hitting mainstream "decent" folks and war heroes, because unchecked religious fanaticism just grows to its ultimate absurdity. These ppl are the Christian version of Al Qeda.
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by Forgiveness Man Fri Dec 10, 2010 1:07 pm
Why would I? I don't agree with any of that group's positions. 
Plus, I ain't Baptist. 
And I wouldn't wanna chance running into you.
Plus, I ain't Baptist. And I wouldn't wanna chance running into you.
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by CeCe Fri Dec 10, 2010 1:14 pm
The first time I ever heard of these rotten excuses for humanity was Matthew Shepard. They're going to "picket" the wrong funeral one day. They're disgusting beyond words.
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by Alan Smithee Fri Dec 10, 2010 4:32 pm
They are a bunch of scumbags. A couple of well aimed fire hoses would be nice.
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by Nystyle709 Fri Dec 10, 2010 7:40 pm
No respect. Sad. Why are they picketing her? What the hell did she do?
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by Alan Smithee Fri Dec 10, 2010 7:46 pm
Nystyle709 wrote:No respect. Sad. Why are they picketing her? What the hell did she do?
Nothing. What the fuck did anyone they picket do?
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by CeCe Fri Dec 10, 2010 7:56 pm
Nothing. You don't have to do anything to get these nuts riled up. Most of the church members are from the Phelps family. Several of them are lawyers. They were going to picket the little Amish kids funerals until they were offered airtime to spew rather than "protest" the kids funerals.
'Insane' picketers cancel Amish funeral protest
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
October 5, 2006 - 11:35AM
A Kansas church group that planned to demonstrate at the funerals of five Amish girls killed in an attack on their one-room schoolhouse has dropped the picket plans, a reversal that came hours after Pennsylvania's governor offered the Amish police protection.
Members of the Westboro Baptist Church issued a statement today saying a representative will appear on a nationally syndicated radio talk show hosted by Mike Gallagher instead of picketing the funerals.
Gallagher's website indicated the group was offered an hour of airtime tomorrow in exchange for dropping the planned demonstration.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/insane-amish-protest-dropped/2006/10/05/1159641433255.html
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by Jason B. Fri Dec 10, 2010 10:12 pm
I wish the government would step in and silence these bitches for good. After all the funerals they picket, a special place in hell awaits these people.
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by Marc™ Sat Dec 11, 2010 6:45 am
The irony is that in the 70s Fred Phelps was a civil rights attorney and actively fought against racial segregation in the south.
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