The Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church, known for their protests at the funerals of American soldiers killed in Iraq, has threatened to picket the burials of victims of the recent terrorist attacks in Norway.
A press release from the church, titled “Norway must repent or perish,” announces protests at the funerals “to warn the living: they died for your sins.” The message goes on to describe the perpetrator of the attacks, Anders Behring Breivik, as “formed” and “appointed” by God and “sent… to punish Norway,” adding that “Norway made being a fag legal in 1972, and passed laws for fags to marry and adopt children in 2008. Did you think God would wink at that in-your-face sin forever?.”
‘National policy to ridicule God’
A spokesperson for the Westboro Baptists, Steve Drain, confirmed to Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) that the church was planning to travel to Norway. “Yes, we are coming at some point,” he said, stating that they “are not completely sure when yet” but “have begun gathering information around the funerals.” Drain informed NRK that the community has no members in Norway, suggesting that “Norway has made it a national policy to ridicule God.” NRK reported that while Drain claimed to know about Utøya, he did ask the reporter in question whether they were talking about a kindergarten or small school. Drain himself chose to join the church 10 years ago after making a documentary about Christian fundamentalism.
Members of the small church community, described by many as a cult or hate group, have regularly protested at the funerals of American soldiers because they believe the US has shunned God by enabling homosexuality. They usually hold placards at such protests that read, “Thank God for 9/11,” “God Hates Fags” and “Fag Troops.” They have also been known to burn the American flag at pickets, and have been further criticized for anti-Semitic and Islamophobic protests and statements. The church is led by Fred Phelps and had an estimated 71 members in 2007, many of whom are members of the Phelps family. The group was banned from entering the UK in 2009 after threatening to protest at a youth production of the play The Laramie Project, which is about the murder of a gay student at an American university.
‘One of the worst ideas in the world’
A chief of staff with the Oslo police district, Johan Fredriksen, told NRK that “if they go through with what they are threatening, I can only certify that this is one of the worst ideas in the world at the moment.” Fredriksen went on to say that “normal thinking people do not think in such a way,” adding that he does not think “they deserve more attention.” While Fredriksen himself said he “had a problem with taking this seriously,” he nonetheless promised that the police would “manage to take care of it” if the threats were followed through. “These statements confirm that humans are the world’s most complicated construction, this is beyond any common sense and we have problems with relating to it,” Fredriksen concluded.
The Westboro Baptists received widespread attention in Europe after a BBC documentary, produced by famous documentary maker Louis Theroux, followed the church’s protests and interviewed a number of its members. The documentary, called “The Most Hated Family in America,” also aired on NRK in Norway. The interest in Norway around the church led one Norwegian, Laura Knarvik, to undertake a school project on the group, after which she has regularly received propaganda from the church. Knarvik told NRK that the group thinks “they are the world’s real Christians,” but she is not sure whether they have contacts in Norway that can help arrange the planned trip.
Westboro Baptists to ‘picket’ Norway funerals
Westboro Baptists to ‘picket’ Norway funerals
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Really glad I knew about this group in advance... I'd be invaded with all sorts of feelings if I read this unprepared after our last 12 days.
Funeral picketing... nice streak of sadism, there... Phelps is one of the most odious characters on this planet.
Funeral picketing... nice streak of sadism, there... Phelps is one of the most odious characters on this planet.
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I doubt if too many people would complain if they were just refused entry to Norway, end of story. 

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I hope every Measure of police and customs harassment is shown to them at every opportunity . Can't the airlines refuse to take them ?




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Where do they get the money from?
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Arrest them put them in a row boat and tell them to trust in the Lord on the way home .




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Ayep.Eriku wrote:Really glad I knew about this group in advance... I'd be invaded with all sorts of feelings if I read this unprepared after our last 12 days.
Funeral picketing... nice streak of sadism, there... Phelps is one of the most odious characters on this planet.
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They should simply be denied entry. Norway is under no obligation to let these people in. They need give no justification, just tell the US authorities that no member of the Westboro Baptists will be allowed to enter Norway, and therefore they are to be denied travel from the USA. If they manage to land at a Norwegian airport or seaport, they should be arrested, and sent back to the USA at their own expense.
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This is my view as well. It's not as if denial of entry is going to generate any great hue and cry in either the USA or Norway.Cormac wrote:They should simply be denied entry. Norway is under no obligation to let these people in. They need give no justification, just tell the US authorities that no member of the Westboro Baptists will be allowed to enter Norway, and therefore they are to be denied travel from the USA. If they manage to land at a Norwegian airport or seaport, they should be arrested, and sent back to the USA at their own expense.
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If they leave, do we have to let them back in?
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Personally, I hope that a serious group of ex US servicemen with certain skills makes it a project to assassinate members of this church one by one...
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You could render them stateless, and refuse them entry. They'd then be stuck in an arrivals lounge forever. Heh heh.Robert_S wrote:If they leave, do we have to let them back in?
You could always deport them to Uganda, where they'd feel right at home with all the other bloodthirsty anti-gay people.
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I wonder if any members of their little group of sick arseholes are black?Cormac wrote:You could render them stateless, and refuse them entry. They'd then be stuck in an arrivals lounge forever. Heh heh.Robert_S wrote:If they leave, do we have to let them back in?
You could always deport them to Uganda, where they'd feel right at home with all the other bloodthirsty anti-gay people.
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