The Topeka, Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church, which is headed by Fred Phelps and which has made headlines over the past few years for a series of protests of events such as the funerals of Meet the Press host Tim Russert - because of his Catholicism and what they termed his "tolerance of homosexuality" - and Jerry Falwell - whom they termed a "false prophet' - and perhaps most notably the funerals of American servicemen killed overseas, have announced that they plan to picket the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con from 1:15 pm to 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 22.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Protest of the Planet of the Geeks
The Topeka, Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church, which is headed by Fred Phelps and which has made headlines over the past few years for a series of protests of events such as the funerals of Meet the Press host Tim Russert - because of his Catholicism and what they termed his "tolerance of homosexuality" - and Jerry Falwell - whom they termed a "false prophet' - and perhaps most notably the funerals of American servicemen killed overseas, have announced that they plan to picket the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con from 1:15 pm to 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 22.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment