Posts with tag "westboro baptist church"

Elizabeth Taylor's Friends Tell Hate Church to 'Bring It On'

Posted Mar 24th 2011 at 08:55 AM by Rob Shuter

When Westboro Baptist Church spokeswoman Margie Phelps slithered onto Twitter on Wednesday to announce plans to protest Elizabeth Taylor's funeral, many were horrified, but not Dame Liz's vigilant friends. They say, "Bring it on!" "Elizabeth spent her whole life fighting for what's right, and it looks like it will be no different now that she's gone," a close friend of the actress tells me. ...

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Westboro Picks Elizabeth Taylor Funeral for Next Publicity Stunt

Posted Mar 23rd 2011 at 06:25 PM by PopEater Staff

Those charming souls at Westboro Baptist Church have chosen Elizabeth Taylor's funeral to be the site of their next publicity stunt, a daughter of WBC Pastor Fred Phelps has announced. In post after post on Twitter, Margie Phelps chortled condemnations to members of the media who were sending out tweets regarding Taylor's death and she promised that the congregation -- mostly folks with the ...

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Ozzy Osbourne Furious at Anti-Gay Church

Posted Oct 8th 2010 at 10:50 AM by PopEater Staff

Ozzy Osbourne is bearing down on the infamous Westboro Baptist Church for using his song 'Crazy Train' during protests of gays in the military, E! Online reports. After the small church used his 1980 hit at a demonstration on Thursday at the U.S. Supreme Court, the Prince of Darkness couldn't hold his tongue any longer. "I'm sickened and disgusted by the use of 'Crazy Train' to promote ...

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Westboro Baptist Church's Megan Phelps Parodies Lady Gaga's 'Telephone'

Posted Jun 1st 2010 at 01:45 PM by Steven Avalos

It's no secret that the Westboro Baptist Church hates plenty of things -- it's kind of their shtick -- and chief among them is Lady Gaga. The Kansas-based congregation, led by the Rev. Fred Phelps, made headlines a few months back with a campaign aimed squarely at the pop star, claiming she was hated by God and describing her as a "hussy" and a heathen for "seducing a generation." Something tells ...

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Rev. Fred Phelps: 'God Hates Lady Gaga'

Posted Dec 23rd 2009 at 04:50 PM by Marc Schneider

Fans have a new reason to love Lady Gaga now that the notorious Westboro Baptist Church officially hates the singer. The Kansas-based congregation, helmed by Rev. Fred Phelps and consisting largely of his offspring, announced plans Wednesday to picket Gaga's Jan. 7 show in St. Louis, calling the 'Bad Romance' star a "hussy" and a heathen for "seducing a generation." A press release for the ...