Westboro Baptist Church Protesting in Concord NH

[ccharles000]

When a notorious group of anti-gay protesters makes its way around Concord tomorrow, the Concord police will be watching - and asking the public to refrain from angry confrontations.

Members and supporters of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan., have said they will picket Concord High School, city hall and the Episcopal diocese tomorrow morning to protest gay rights.

The Kansas group also pickets soldiers' funerals, saying God's disapproval of homosexuality led to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and the deaths of Americans there.

The group's flier does not specify why it is coming to the state now, but New Hampshire began allowing gay people to marry on New Year's Day. Marriage licenses can be obtained at city hall. And the group has long protested the election of Gene Robinson, an openly gay man, as bishop of the Episcopal diocese.

Concord High Principal Gene Connolly warned parents the group would be outside the high school, on public land, between 7:15 and 7:45 a.m. police officers will be on hand to ensure the picketers protest legally.

http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100103/NEWS01/1030390/0/FRONTPAGE

[crim son]

1. Disgusting pigs.

If I lived there, my kids would be skipping school and we'd all hang out and watch "Rent" together.

[onehandle]

2. Early one Sunday morning I went for a bike ride. In front of my apartments was Fred Phelps.

Boycotting the Mega Baptist Church across the street because apparently, they showed some sort of mercy to a different kind of people.

This was about 11 years ago.

When will these assholes go away?

[AlinPA]

3. Maybe the RNC will have them lead the prayers at their convention in 2012.

[Danger Mouse]

4. Evil, evil, evil people. Their cruelty is neverending.