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  • THURSDAY MAY 1 2008 9:30 PM

Westboro Baptist Church Faces the Music

Submitted by crispy

Edited by crispy

Tags: Westboro Baptist Church, Fred Phelps, funeral protests

Unless you've been living under a rock, you're probably familiar with the idiocy and attention-whoring of Fred Phelps and Westboro Baptist Church.

This group of homophobic lunatics have garnered notice for such acts as regularly protesting and picketing the funerals of soldiers killed in Afghanistan and Iraq, and also for planning to picket the funeral of actor Heath Ledger ... you know, because he portrayed a homosexual in a movie.

Well, they're in the news again, but they're probably not enjoying this form of attention very much.

This past October, they were found liable for violating a family’s right to privacy and intentionally inflicting emotional distress by protesting at the funeral of Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew A. Snyder - killed in action in Iraq in 2006.

Although the original civil court decision of $10.9M in damages was later reduced to $5M, the bill has come due and legal action has been taken to collect the judgment.

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett placed a lien on the properties of the church and its founder, Fred W. Phelps Sr., and ordered two of Phelps' daughters to post cash bonds of $125,000 and $100,000 within 30 days.

The church property was appraised recently at $442,800. Bennett also placed a lien on a $232,900 office building owned by Phelps and his wife that the family law firm uses. The liens mean that no new mortgages can be taken out on the properties, and no money can be borrowed against the equity in them.

Bennett noted that it would require "extraordinary circumstances" for the church to avoid posting a portion of the judgment.


Hopefully, this is only the first of many hurdles - both legal and financial - that these wackjobs will face on their long overdue road to extinction.


[Hat tip: Stiles]

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scylis

scylis

USA
November 2004

MAY 04, 2008 08:18 PM

punk said:
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emotedcreations

emotedcreations

Germany
July 2006

MAY 04, 2008 08:24 PM

I can't believe I haven't gotten a single props for my Wright reference. I'm usually above this, but that was a good one. You guys suck.

r00kers

r00kers

Nederland, CO
February 2003

MAY 04, 2008 08:28 PM



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emotedcreations

emotedcreations

Germany
July 2006

MAY 04, 2008 08:37 PM

r00kers said:


I can't believe I haven't gotten a single props for my Wright reference. I'm usually above this, but that was a good one.


We bow before the subtle profundity of your abundantly awesome intellect. We are humbled by the reach of your insight and the span of your knowledge. We are unworthy of coexistence in the same thread, nay porn site, nay network, as you.

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scylis

scylis

USA
November 2004

MAY 04, 2008 08:47 PM

emotedcreations said:
I can't believe I haven't gotten a single props for my Wright reference. I'm usually above this, but that was a good one. You guys suck.



and wouldst sir like fries with his reach-around?

(everything comes with fries these days)

emotedcreations

emotedcreations

Germany
July 2006

MAY 04, 2008 08:49 PM

scylis said:

emotedcreations said:
I can't believe I haven't gotten a single props for my Wright reference. I'm usually above this, but that was a good one. You guys suck.



and wouldst sir like fries with his reach-around?

(everything comes with fries these days)

Yes, I would, and a Biggie pop please--thank-you-very-much.

scylis

scylis

USA
November 2004

MAY 04, 2008 08:53 PM

emotedcreations said:

scylis said:

emotedcreations said:
I can't believe I haven't gotten a single props for my Wright reference. I'm usually above this, but that was a good one. You guys suck.



and wouldst sir like fries with his reach-around?

(everything comes with fries these days)

Yes, I would, and a Biggie pop please--thank-you-very-much.



everybody up here calls it soda. used to throw me off so much. it's pop where i grew up.

emotedcreations

emotedcreations

Germany
July 2006

MAY 04, 2008 08:59 PM

scylis said:

emotedcreations said:

scylis said:

emotedcreations said:
I can't believe I haven't gotten a single props for my Wright reference. I'm usually above this, but that was a good one. You guys suck.



and wouldst sir like fries with his reach-around?

(everything comes with fries these days)

Yes, I would, and a Biggie pop please--thank-you-very-much.



everybody up here calls it soda. used to throw me off so much. it's pop where i grew up.

That's because we're cool. smile My grandfather actually calls it sodie-pop. I don't know where the fuck backassward place he's from.shocked

Coyotemike

Coyotemike

USA
May 2006

MAY 04, 2008 09:02 PM

emotedcreations said:

scylis said:

emotedcreations said:

scylis said:

emotedcreations said:
I can't believe I haven't gotten a single props for my Wright reference. I'm usually above this, but that was a good one. You guys suck.



and wouldst sir like fries with his reach-around?

(everything comes with fries these days)

Yes, I would, and a Biggie pop please--thank-you-very-much.



everybody up here calls it soda. used to throw me off so much. it's pop where i grew up.

That's because we're cool. smile My grandfather actually calls it sodie-pop. I don't know where the fuck backassward place he's from.shocked



It's a little place called "the 1930s"

emotedcreations

emotedcreations

Germany
July 2006

MAY 04, 2008 09:21 PM

coyotemike said:

emotedcreations said:

scylis said:

emotedcreations said:

scylis said:

emotedcreations said:
I can't believe I haven't gotten a single props for my Wright reference. I'm usually above this, but that was a good one. You guys suck.



and wouldst sir like fries with his reach-around?

(everything comes with fries these days)

Yes, I would, and a Biggie pop please--thank-you-very-much.



everybody up here calls it soda. used to throw me off so much. it's pop where i grew up.

That's because we're cool. smile My grandfather actually calls it sodie-pop. I don't know where the fuck backassward place he's from.shocked



It's a little place called "the 1930s"

Where they use to drink sodie-pop from natural spring fountains?

Coyotemike

Coyotemike

USA
May 2006

MAY 04, 2008 09:27 PM

emotedcreations said:

Where they use to drink sodie-pop from natural spring fountains?



Sure, why not? It makes as much sense as most of the other crap posted in the last few days on various threads tongue

brett54

brett54

Australia
November 2004

MAY 11, 2008 06:49 AM

I think this judgement proves ....

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there is a God

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