Sometimes people just need to communicate, even if only to themselves. I saw something today that just made me want to scream, so I decided to start a new blog, not just to vent, but to really put into words my thoughts and feelings on various subjects, groups, actions, etc.
What did I see today? The news story about the father suing the "Westboro Baptist Church" for picketing at his son's funeral. Do I believe in the 1st Amendment? Of course! I am all for freedom of speech. But this is completely abusing the privilege. With a privilege comes responsibilities. Yes, people over 21 are allowed to drink alcohol. That does not mean they can then drink and drive. There are rules and courtesies.
This so-called "church" is made of completely psychotic people. I don't understand how such people can exist, who have such a warped view of God and people. I also am a firm believer of respecting others' beliefs, but not when they use them to harm others and not when they themselves don't respect others' beliefs. What they have is not a religion, it's simply a hate group.
This "church" needs to be stopped. I hope and pray that this father wins his case against them, and I hope he wins to such and extent that this group has no choice but to shut down. We don't need people poisoning our nation, we need people working to IMPROVE it, helping people get along and work together better. We need to be a unified group working to better ourselves and each other.
I hope most people will agree with me on what I have written here, but I am open to any and all comments. Thanks for reading :)
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