Anonymous Sends An Open Letter To The Westboro Baptist Church

Anonymous is threatening to declare war on the Westboro Baptist Church. If the WBC doesn’t cease protesting, which you know they won’t, Anonymous says they will retaliate.

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Anonymous Sends An Open Letter To The West...
Matt Stopera
AN OPEN LETTER FROM ANONYMOUS February 16, 2011 TO THE CONGREGANTS OF WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH:  We, the collective super-consciousness known as ANONYMOUS - the Voice of Free Speech & the Advocate of the People - have long heard you issue your venomous statements of hatred, and we have witnessed your flagrant and absurd displays of inimitable bigotry and intolerant fanaticism. We have always regarded you and your ilk as an assembly of graceless sociopaths and maniacal chauvinists & religious zealots, however benign, who act out for the sake of attention & in the name of religion.
Being such aggressive proponents for the Freedom of Speech & Freedom of Information as we are, we have hitherto allowed you to continue preaching your benighted gospel of hatred and your theatrical exhibitions of, not only your fascist views, but your utter lack of Christ-like attributes. You have condemned the men and women who serve, fight, and perish in the armed forces of your nation; you have prayed for and celebrated the deaths of young children, who are without fault; you have stood outside the United States National Holocaust Museum, condemning the men, women, and children who, despite their innocence, were annihilated by a tyrannical embodiment of fascism and unsubstantiated repugnance. Rather than allowing the deceased some degree of peace and respect, you instead choose to torment, harass, and assault those who grieve.
Your demonstrations and your unrelenting cascade of disparaging slurs, unfounded judgments, and prejudicial innuendos, which apparently apply to every individual numbered amongst the race of Man - except for yourselves - has frequently crossed the line which separates Freedom of Speech from deliberately utilizing the same tactics and methods of intimidation and mental & emotional abuse that have been previously exploited and employed by tyrants and dictators, fascists and terrorist organizations throughout history.  ANONYMOUS cannot abide this behavior any longer. The time for us to be idle spectators in your inhumane treatment of fellow Man has reached its apex, and we shall now be moved to action. Thus, we give you a warning: Cease & desist your protest campaign in the year 2011, return to your homes in Kansas, & close your public Web sites.
Should you ignore this warning, you will meet with the vicious retaliatory arm of ANONYMOUS: We will target your public Websites, and the propaganda & detestable doctrine that you promote will be eradicated; the damage incurred will be irreversible, and neither your institution nor your congregation will ever be able to fully recover. It is in your best interest to comply now, while the option to do so is still being offered, because we will not relent until you cease the conduction & promotion of all your bigoted operations & doctrines.  The warning has been given. What happens from here shall be determined by you. WE ARE ANONYMOUS.
WE ARE LEGION.
WE DO NOT FORGIVE.
WE DO NOT FORGET.
EXPECT US.

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    • zachw3 2 years ago

      I was actually hoping this was real. Unfortunately, on “Anonymous’” website this letter is openly disavowed. So, if anyone say in Siberia or China or wherever wanted, they could probably launch a DDoS attack or whatever against their various public webservers but anyone where the government actually gives a rip (IE, USA and a few others) anyone caught attacking their public-facing servers or anything like that could face severe civil if not criminal charges. And, rest assured, WBCult is more after the money (as the temple money changers they are) than after making criminals of people. But, they’ll take what they can get. How else do you think they can afford all the colorful garb and crayola markers and crayons? And all the slashed tires and brick-shattered windows on their vehicles to be replaced? Yup yup. Lawsuits! They USE the very rights (Freedom to assemble, freedom of speech, etc.) that the very soldiers that died to protect AGAINST those soldiers and their families while they are being laid to rest. So, Let the hypocrites have their say, and if you’re going to do something, rent charter buses every time they have a protest and park said buses in a row between their bigotry and your mourning group.  Just sayin’, though…

    • nanonanonano 2 years ago

      Well that was fucking awesome and I don’t think even god will stop their cause now. I just hope they keep their word..

    • Mike B. 2 years ago

      There have been two previous “Anonymous” attacks on the WBC web site in 2008 and 2009. It is doubtful that much time is going to be wasted on WBC when there are so many better targets out there who are actually suppressing speech

    • Luke Thomas 2 years ago

      Westboro Baptist Church ROCKS!

    • jessicaa9 2 years ago

      Hell. Yeah.

    • Luke Thomas 2 years ago

      Westboro Baptist church has some very colorful, highly imaginative videos that I found quite enjoyable. “Priests rape boys” is priceless! HA ha ha WBC keeps me laughing in stitches! Fred Phelps did a really cool video “Jerry Falwell goes to hell”. PRICELESS!

    • jimb10 2 years ago

      lmfao. Anonymous is as delusional as they are useless and fucking retarded. Here’s the thing: WBC is full of fucking idiots, but Anonymous is full of cowardly fucking idiots that are too goddamned pussified and effeminate to get anything done or make their ideals a reality. Both sides will burn in hell, but, while they’re there, WBC will be the ones fucking asses and Anonymous will be the ones taking dick.

    • taraist 2 years ago

      and it’s all good.

    • mikaylaannd 2 years ago

      For some reason i knew this was gonna happen someday and dont diss Anonymous their hella legit. although i think it is best to ignore the WBC because all they want is attention I’m interested in how this will turn out

    • michaelg26 2 years ago

      anonymous? lol what a bunch of pussies… real original name… go do something with your life rather then waging war on a church … no lives what so ever

    • Nulian VanThock 2 years ago

      So we’ve got trolls on one side, and flamers IRL on the other. Whoop-dee-fuckin’-doo. Who gives a shit what either pathetic side does, really?

    • newsdaylaura 2 years ago

      I hate the WBC with a passion, but what is Anon really going to do? or am I just naive (quite likely) - They waged war on Scientology and that didn’t go anywhere.

    • buenocabra 2 years ago

      Oh, wow. Anonymous held a meeting and drafted this letter, and it wasn’t just some dude sitting in his underwear at 3 a.m.? Impressive.

    • rogiequalityr 2 years ago

      Dear Phred Phelps and WBC Phriends,
      So we’ve been hearing a lot about some letter that we supposedly sent you this morning. Problem is,
      we’re a bit groggy and don’t remember sending it. Our best guess is that you heard about us on that
      newfangled TV of yours and thought we might be some good money for your little church.
      You thought you could play with Anonymous. You observed our rising notoriety and thought you
      would exploit our paradigm for your own gain. And then, you thought you could lure some idiots into a
      honeypot for more IPs to sue.
      This is not so foreign to us; as you may have heard, we trade in Lulz. You just do not have enough to
      offer right now.
      While Anonymous thanks you for your interest, and would certainly like to take a break and have some
      fun with you guys, we have more pressing matters to deal with at the moment.
      But, we will keep this application on file, and will certainly contact you if any openings become
      available in future.
      Next time, don’t call us. We’ll call you.
      Additionally, as your “Press Release” failed to understand: When Anonymous says we support free
      speech, we mean it. We count Beatrice Hall among our Anonymous forebears: “I disapprove of what
      you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
      Do some among our number hate you and your cynical exploitation of your human rights for monetary
      gain? Of course. But the MoralFags are also the first to admit that they are, in fact, your rights to
      exploit.
      In closing, let us assure you: We are not BAWWWING sissies, nor are we afraid of your false god;
      we’re just really busy. Stay tuned, and we’ll come back to play another day.
      We promise.
      http://anonnews.org/?p=press&a=item&i=494

    • Benji L. 2 years ago

      Does anyone else thing the WBC is a cult and should be treated as such?

    • uncleebbie 2 years ago

      This has little to do with their beliefs and lots to do with their greed. They get their money from the lawsuits they bring against people who defy them. It goes like this: Many Westboro Baptists are lawyers. They provoke people like us but they always act just within the limits of the law hoping that folks who disagree with them will break the law in some way, for instance by curbing their first amendment rights or threatening them, or slandering/libeling them. Once well-meaning folks like us cross that line, they sue, sue sue us and then generally settle out of court for big sums.

    • auntpotato 2 years ago

      We all know how this ends…

    • robertrh 2 years ago

      I don’t understand where the WBC gets its money? They have to work someplace and if we all boycott the places they work they will loose their jobs and hence the money to travel to protest. Am I right or not?

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