Westboro Baptist Church to Protest NY Gay Marriage
Jul 22, 2011 18:47:50 GMT -5
Post by PrisonerOfHope on Jul 22, 2011 18:47:50 GMT -5
This could get interesting, especially as they're going to NYC! ;D
The Christian Post > Fri, Jul. 22 2011 07:13 PM EDT
Westboro Baptist Church to Protest New York Gay Marriage
By Vincent Funaro | Christian Post Contributor
NEW YORK – Westboro Baptist Church, best known for their protests at dead soldier’s funerals, will be joining the New York rallies protesting gay marriage this Sunday.
New York's gay marriage law takes effect July 24 following a 30-day waiting period after it was signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
The controversial Westboro church plans to protest at City Marriage Bureaus throughout New York City, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s local office and the Gracie Mansion where Mayor Bloomberg is scheduled to officiate the weddings of two homosexual staffers.
"WBC will picket the reprobates of Fag infested New York state to remind them that God defined marriage as a sacred union between one man and one woman for life," Westboro stated on its website.
Protest at the Marriage Bureaus will take place at the Manhattan Office 7:30-9:00 a.m., at the Brooklyn office 9:45-10:30 a.m., at the Bronx office 11:15-12:00 p.m. and finally at the Gracie Mansion from 4:30-5:00 p.m.
At least 800 same-sex couples are expected be married by city officials on Sunday. Mayor Bloomberg initially announced a lottery to fill the 764 available slots but that plan was scrapped after city officials said Friday that they would be able to accommodate all who apply for marriage licenses and ceremonies.
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The Westboro Baptist Church will also join other rallies against gay marriage including the "Let the People Vote" protests organized by the National Organization for Marriage and supported by Bronx Senator Reverend Ruben Diaz.
The NOM protests, which is calling for a referendum on gay marriage, will take place at in four locations in New York: Manhattan, Albany, Buffalo and Rochester. Opponents of gay marriage say that the issue should be decided by the 20 million people in New York.
A gay civil rights group, Connecting Rainbows, plans to hold a counter-protest to the NOM rally in front of Cuomo's office.
Westboro church believes God is punishing the United States for their acceptance of homosexuality.
"For their defiance of their Lord, New York will suffer the wrath of God being poured out on them from the sky, just as others in history who have followed this path experienced," Westboro stated in its announcement of the gay marriage protests.
The Westboro Baptist Church has most recently made headlines for protesting celebrity’s funerals like the late Elizabeth Taylor and Ryan Dunn. They’ve also protested at Betty Ford’s funeral the former first lady along with the victims of the Arizona shooting that severely wounded Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords
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The Christian Post > Fri, Jul. 22 2011 07:13 PM EDT
Westboro Baptist Church to Protest New York Gay Marriage
By Vincent Funaro | Christian Post Contributor
NEW YORK – Westboro Baptist Church, best known for their protests at dead soldier’s funerals, will be joining the New York rallies protesting gay marriage this Sunday.
New York's gay marriage law takes effect July 24 following a 30-day waiting period after it was signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
The controversial Westboro church plans to protest at City Marriage Bureaus throughout New York City, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s local office and the Gracie Mansion where Mayor Bloomberg is scheduled to officiate the weddings of two homosexual staffers.
"WBC will picket the reprobates of Fag infested New York state to remind them that God defined marriage as a sacred union between one man and one woman for life," Westboro stated on its website.
Protest at the Marriage Bureaus will take place at the Manhattan Office 7:30-9:00 a.m., at the Brooklyn office 9:45-10:30 a.m., at the Bronx office 11:15-12:00 p.m. and finally at the Gracie Mansion from 4:30-5:00 p.m.
At least 800 same-sex couples are expected be married by city officials on Sunday. Mayor Bloomberg initially announced a lottery to fill the 764 available slots but that plan was scrapped after city officials said Friday that they would be able to accommodate all who apply for marriage licenses and ceremonies.
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The Westboro Baptist Church will also join other rallies against gay marriage including the "Let the People Vote" protests organized by the National Organization for Marriage and supported by Bronx Senator Reverend Ruben Diaz.
The NOM protests, which is calling for a referendum on gay marriage, will take place at in four locations in New York: Manhattan, Albany, Buffalo and Rochester. Opponents of gay marriage say that the issue should be decided by the 20 million people in New York.
A gay civil rights group, Connecting Rainbows, plans to hold a counter-protest to the NOM rally in front of Cuomo's office.
Westboro church believes God is punishing the United States for their acceptance of homosexuality.
"For their defiance of their Lord, New York will suffer the wrath of God being poured out on them from the sky, just as others in history who have followed this path experienced," Westboro stated in its announcement of the gay marriage protests.
The Westboro Baptist Church has most recently made headlines for protesting celebrity’s funerals like the late Elizabeth Taylor and Ryan Dunn. They’ve also protested at Betty Ford’s funeral the former first lady along with the victims of the Arizona shooting that severely wounded Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords
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