Greensboro pastor is insane!!!

**Cyclonesrule91** · 05-11-2007, 10:24 AM

If you have 6:12 of time that you absolutely don't care that you wasted it listening to this worthless piece of crap talk about how God is using VT massacre, Iraq, Katrina disasters as wrath against America for going against the Greensboro Church and it's members, then listen to this hogwash.

Break.com - *Westboro Church Pastor Is Insane

This guy gives Christianity a bad name and I hope he pays dearly...

**wonkadog** · 05-11-2007, 11:07 AM

I didn't listen to the sound byte but wouldn't "hoping this guy pays dearly" be a little hypocritical coming from a Christian? I agree though, it's sick to think that a lot of the general public gets their idea of Christianity from a few headcases that are shown on t.v.

**price26** · 05-11-2007, 11:17 AM

And the ad for this topic is religousfool.com, I think that is a funny coincidence.

I think it is a little overboard for this pastor to claim that all these are because of his church.

**mapnerd** · 05-11-2007, 11:20 AM

I have faith that 99.9% of people know that these people are just an ignorant family of hillbillies and have no sense of logic and reason. They just get air time and publicity because they are insane. The less attention we pay to them, the sooner they will go away (hopefully).

**Cyclonesrule91** · 05-11-2007, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by wonkadog

I didn't listen to the sound byte but wouldn't "hoping this guy pays dearly" be a little hypocritical coming from a Christian? I agree though, it's sick to think that a lot of the general public gets their idea of Christianity from a few headcases that are shown on t.v.

You're 100% correct on the hypocritical comment now that I go read what I originally typed. I just can't imagine having lost a loved one in Iraq or in Hurrican Katrina, or the VT massacre and then hearing this supposed christian celebrating that it happened and stating that God is happy about getting his vengeance. It's disgusting

Not that it justifies the comment anyhow..

**frontrangeclone** · 05-11-2007, 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by wonkadog

I didn't listen to the sound byte but wouldn't "hoping this guy pays dearly" be a little hypocritical coming from a Christian? I agree though, it's sick to think that a lot of the general public gets their idea of Christianity from a few headcases that are shown on t.v.

Good point Wonka- I know several people who take examples of the far right radical christian fundamentalists and paint that whole image for all of christianity or, religion in general. Fundamentalist/extremists of any religion are dangerous to me, whether they are islamic or christian. One thing though, I've never heard of any fundamentalist-Buddhist terrorist organizations. Maybe they're doing something right.

**wonkadog** · 05-11-2007, 12:32 PM

You got that right about people painting Christianity with a broad brush in relation to these radicals. I think that it's much more common for people in say, Iowa, to understand that these people do not represent the group as a whole...however, now living in Vegas, I can assure you that plenty of people view these idiots and base their perspective on religions off them. I mean people out here don't have the time to use their blinkers while driving, much less research the values of different religious groups.

**mapnerd** · 05-11-2007, 12:41 PM

Originally Posted by wonkadog

You got that right about people painting Christianity with a broad brush in relation to these radicals. I think that it's much more common for people in say, Iowa, to understand that these people do not represent the group as a whole...however, now living in Vegas, I can assure you that plenty of people view these idiots and base their perspective on religions off them. I mean people out here don't have the time to use their blinkers while driving, much less research the values of different religious groups.

What? People actually listen to these idiots? I extremely underestimated the American population

**Cyclonepride** · 05-12-2007, 07:46 AM

Originally Posted by frontrangeclone

Good point Wonka- I know several people who take examples of the far right radical christian fundamentalists and paint that whole image for all of christianity or, religion in general. Fundamentalist/extremists of any religion are dangerous to me, whether they are islamic or christian. One thing though, I've never heard of any fundamentalist-Buddhist terrorist organizations. Maybe they're doing something right.

Yeah, fundamentalist Buddhists are crazy peaceful.

**JVAR** · 05-12-2007, 11:02 AM

I wonder which Greensboro it is? My sister lives in Greensboro, NC and is originally from Iowa. I had her look up this church in the yellow pages and it doesn't exist. I wonder if this is a cruel joke or somebody ranting on a public access channel.

**chadm** · 05-12-2007, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by JVAR

I wonder which Greensboro it is? My sister lives in Greensboro, NC and is originally from Iowa. I had her look up this church in the yellow pages and it doesn't exist. I wonder if this is a cruel joke or somebody ranting on a public access channel.

This nut family currently resides in Kansas.

**cyfan964** · 05-12-2007, 11:19 AM

I think you got confused. It is the Westboro Baptist Church... and the scary part is it is based right next to us in Topeka, Kansas.

Here's a link:
Westboro Baptist Church - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It sickens me how people can say things like these people.

**JVAR** · 05-12-2007, 01:15 PM

I wonder if the people that were holding signs and yelling at us at the gates at the first ISU football game were affiliated with that church. If they weren't I am sure they were of the same doctrine.

**Nedrick** · 05-12-2007, 01:33 PM

Is that the same church that goes and taunts homosexuals and tells them that God hates them?

**BvK1126** · 05-12-2007, 07:40 PM

Originally Posted by Nedrick

Is that the same church that goes and taunts homosexuals and tells them that God hates them?

Yes, it's the same "church." I remember them visiting Iowa State at least once when I was there. They also had a contingent at the 2005 Presidential Inaugural Parade in D.C., holding signs that said, "Thank God for the Tsunami" (referring the tsunami that devastated the Indian Ocean region on New Year's Eve 2004/2005. I also ran into some of them at a Colorado State/Wyoming football game a few years ago, holding up signs celebrating the "anniversary" of Matthew Shephard's "descent into hell." Man, I just can't seem to escape these idiots!