Westboro Baptist Church to protest funerals of victims of shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School; Anonymous responds

westboroMargie Phelps and Shirley Phelps-Roper announced via Twitter less than a day after the shooting of 27 people, 20 of them children, that the Westboro Baptist Church will be picketing the funerals of the victims.  The announcement was followed by a series of tweets about the shooting blaming gays for the attack, the first from Shirley Phelps-Roper:

Westboro will picket Sandy Hook Elementary School to sing praise to God for the glory of his work in executing his judgment.

Fred Phelps, Jr. added:

It's so true that  to CT. Watch the video so named at ! Or !

 

The announcement has been met with public outrage, as well as on social media, and the group Anonymous has been swift to reply to Westboro, publishing private information about many Westboro members including email addresses, phone numbers, and private addresses.  A video released by KY Anonymous states:

We will not allow you to corrupt the minds of America with your seeds of hatred. We will not allow you to inspire aggression to the social factions which you deem inferior. We will render you obsolete. We will destroy you. We are coming.

 

Anonymous – Message To The Westboro Baptist Church from @kyanonymous on Vimeo.

The video also says they are desecrating the name of God by disseminating hatred, and of using their faith to promote their hatred.

Westboro recently won their Supreme Court case allowing them to picket military funerals .   Currently, the following has been being passed around Facebook in an effort to protect the families during the funerals:

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  • Deborah_B

    They have reached a new low — how insensitive and cruel!

  • Spuddie

    AWWW HELLL NO!!!!!

    NOT THESE GUYS!!!!!

  • lee garner

    I have put up with fundamendalist sh**bags like you all my life. May God have mercy on you souls.

  • Rook

    I vote we turn their picket into a fundraiser, give the funds to the families. Then, when one of them finally kicks the bucket we picket their funerals, scream at their families about how much god hates them and their message and purpose. See how they feel then.

  • skater60

    These folks are caricatures of human beings and thoroughly enjoy the clown side of religion. Makeup!!!!!