New Posts For Thread: Appropriate response to Westboro and the Phelps Klan.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/27289601/Appropriate_response_to_Westboro_and_the_Phelps_Klan.www.godvine.com/Christian-Veterans-Prote...These vets protect ttheir fallen comrades and the families from those degenerate clowns!This thread was moved from the Hot Topics Zone.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/27289601/Appropriate_response_to_Westboro_and_the_Phelps_Klan.?post_id=491129077#491129077This thread was moved from the Hot Topics Zone.Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:39:00 -0500I think probably the correct response to the Westboro church is to pray for them. If you are not into praying then maybe sending some kind of hope for change, good vibe.Probably all of you have seen the interviews of the Phelps children who have lefhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/27289601/Appropriate_response_to_Westboro_and_the_Phelps_Klan.?post_id=490278509#490278509I think probably the correct response to the Westboro church is to pray for them. If you are not into praying then maybe sending some kind of hope for change, good vibe.Probably all of you have seen the interviews of the Phelps children who have lefThu, 24 Mar 2011 18:21:34 -0500Maybe that is what we are here for...http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/27289601/Appropriate_response_to_Westboro_and_the_Phelps_Klan.?post_id=490184605#490184605Maybe that is what we are here for...Wed, 23 Mar 2011 21:22:25 -0500I wasn't advocating any position. Merely commenting on the technical aspects.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/27289601/Appropriate_response_to_Westboro_and_the_Phelps_Klan.?post_id=490164233#490164233I wasn't advocating any position. Merely commenting on the technical aspects.Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:26:07 -0500I see trying to stifle their free speech as imoral. Free speech is one of the foundations this country was founded on. Trying in any way to limit free speech is un-American.I have spent many hours as an escort at womens health clinics helping to gethttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/27289601/Appropriate_response_to_Westboro_and_the_Phelps_Klan.?post_id=490148501#490148501I see trying to stifle their free speech as imoral. Free speech is one of the foundations this country was founded on. Trying in any way to limit free speech is un-American.I have spent many hours as an escort at womens health clinics helping to getWed, 23 Mar 2011 15:48:47 -0500Y,Yes, but technically legal and morally right are not the same thing.Killing someone just for where their foot lands seems pretty harsh. Heck, it sounds to me kind of akin to killing someone just because of who they love.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/27289601/Appropriate_response_to_Westboro_and_the_Phelps_Klan.?post_id=490148237#490148237Y,Yes, but technically legal and morally right are not the same thing.Killing someone just for where their foot lands seems pretty harsh. Heck, it sounds to me kind of akin to killing someone just because of who they love.Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:46:41 -0500Actually, in some states, it's not unheard of to get away with shooting someone for trespassing. Not that I personally agree with it, but it's not unheard of for someone to do so without punishment.[/quote]Basic NRA urban legend there. Neither legahttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/27289601/Appropriate_response_to_Westboro_and_the_Phelps_Klan.?post_id=490147853#490147853Actually, in some states, it's not unheard of to get away with shooting someone for trespassing. Not that I personally agree with it, but it's not unheard of for someone to do so without punishment.[/quote]Basic NRA urban legend there. Neither legaWed, 23 Mar 2011 15:42:06 -0500As others have said, the Phelpses check carefully to see what the ordinances stipulate for each location where they plan to protest a funeral, and they observe them faithfully. Not stupid they aren't when it comes to keeping just the safe side of thehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/27289601/Appropriate_response_to_Westboro_and_the_Phelps_Klan.?post_id=490142441#490142441As others have said, the Phelpses check carefully to see what the ordinances stipulate for each location where they plan to protest a funeral, and they observe them faithfully. Not stupid they aren't when it comes to keeping just the safe side of theWed, 23 Mar 2011 14:47:12 -0500I don't believe that was the question before the court. I would wonder about libel or slander, too. [/quote]I am not sure about other states, but here for a case to be considered stalking there needs to be three separate reports. Three different fuhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/27289601/Appropriate_response_to_Westboro_and_the_Phelps_Klan.?post_id=490137005#490137005I don't believe that was the question before the court. I would wonder about libel or slander, too. [/quote]I am not sure about other states, but here for a case to be considered stalking there needs to be three separate reports. Three different fuWed, 23 Mar 2011 13:51:50 -0500Do,Disgusting as they are, the Phelps clan are also mostly lawyers. They are scrupulously careful about legalities.Kings and Queens (no pun intended) of loopholes they.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/27289601/Appropriate_response_to_Westboro_and_the_Phelps_Klan.?post_id=490134941#490134941Do,Disgusting as they are, the Phelps clan are also mostly lawyers. They are scrupulously careful about legalities.Kings and Queens (no pun intended) of loopholes they.Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:30:16 -0500