In predictable, yet despicable fashion, members of Westboro Baptist Church of Kansas are spreading their hate around for recent tornado victims. Fred Phelps and company have allegedly been trolling the Facebook pages of missing tornado victims, leaving hateful and taunting comments.
While most of those comments have been deleted, they have left family members and supporters shaken and angry. On Monday, when only 89 deaths had been confirmed, WBC posted a scathing and gleeful document on its website, celebrating the deaths as proof of God's anger over rampant homosexuality.
The most recent flier, dated May 25, begins by thanking God for the 125 victims of the Joplin tornado, and announcing that members will picket "beast anti-Christ Pres. Barack Obama & Gov. Jay Nixon, Sunday, May 29, in Joplin, MO."
Phelps's chortling, mocking announcement asserted that the recent spate of tremendous and deadly storms was God's vengeance on the sinful and relentless:
25 dead in Joplin; 13 dead overnight in OK, KS & AR; tornado season is just getting started; 503 dead in 2011 season so far. The media mobs—who have a chief role in the great sins of this nation—are aghast & overflowing with over-the-top breathless rhetoric about the epic nature of this mayhem. God's storms are breaking out all over, leaving you sleepless and in terror. Praise His Name!
The church's website has remained inaccessible for unknown reasons for the last several hours; however, a cached version of the offending PDF document can be found here.
Words can not describe the depths of hate this man feels for his fellow man. In a time of great tragedy, instead of offering words of wisdom and love, he insists on spreading hate. His targets have included Lantz Hare, 16, whose body was positively identified yesterday, and Tiera Whitley, who was confirmed dead today after having been found in the morgue. WBC also allegedly left comments on Facebook page Help Find Tami Moldenhauer-Campbell, who was confirmed dead today, as well.
Many victims of Missouri's single largest tornado in recorded history are still unaccounted for. One of those is Will Norton, who disappeared from his vehicle after the tornado pulled him out of his vehicle through the sunroof. The Missouri Department of Public Safety is asking friends and relatives to check its list to ensure anyone safe is not on the list. Some of those that were rescued remained on the list up until today.
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