Westboro Baptist Church protests - 11/10/08 06:13 PM
I was going to call this thread 'God hates Sweden', but that is not a very nice name for a thread, so I settled for this one instead. Members of Westboro Baptist Church are at it again. Swedish newspapers report that yesterday, people from this church were protesting outside Sweden's embassy in Washington, carrying placards saying 'The King of Sweden is evil' and 'God hates Sweden'. I could find no pictures of this particular demonstration and these particular placards, so I'm posting links to two other demonstrations by the Westboro Baptist Church instead.
Westboro Baptist Church protest number one
Westboro Baptist Church protest number two
So why am I posting this in the first place? Just to point out that religion can be a dangerous thing, which can be used to spread hate. I'm certainly not saying that Westboro Baptist Church should not have the right to demonstrate. They must have that right, because that it what it means to live in a democracy. But I hope that as many people as possible will say that Westboro Baptist Church is hateful, and that religion shouldn't be anything like what that church is preaching.
Ann
Westboro Baptist Church protest number one
Westboro Baptist Church protest number two
So why am I posting this in the first place? Just to point out that religion can be a dangerous thing, which can be used to spread hate. I'm certainly not saying that Westboro Baptist Church should not have the right to demonstrate. They must have that right, because that it what it means to live in a democracy. But I hope that as many people as possible will say that Westboro Baptist Church is hateful, and that religion shouldn't be anything like what that church is preaching.
Ann