What the Hell is Wrong With THESE People

The face of evil...

The Westboro Baptist "Church" is one of the most sociopathic institutions I can possibly think of.

For those of you not familiar with their special blend of insane, Westboro runs around protesting at funerals and other usually solemn events.

Fred Phelps, the batshit* insane founder of Westboro, began his vicious brand of religious quackery with the notable slogan "God Hates Fags".  The signs his batshit* insane followers carry include such slogans as "Thank God for 9/11", "Thank God for IEDs" (usually at military funerals), "You're Going To Hell", "Fags Doom Nations" and "God Hates America".

You know, exactly like Jesus.

Now, some of my favorite moments have been the counterprotests against Westboro.  At the San Diego ComicCon they got especially creative.  When Elizabeth Edwards was buried, counterprotestors created a "Line of Love" to gently push the haters back.

Why do I bring this up?

Because Westboro Baptist "Church" is planning on showing up at Christina Green's funeral.

If they had decided to picket Judge Roll's funeral I would have been horrified.

But a 9 year old girl?

What do you even say?

At least it has brought a measure of bipartisanship to the Arizona legislature, as they work to find a way to keep these evil, sociopathic clowns away from a family grieving a horrific loss.

*I am trying to cut down on profanity, but you try writing about the Westboro Baptist "Church" without cursing.