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Anti-Gay Kansas-Based Westboro Baptist Church Pickets Lakewood Churches, Draws Counter-Demonstrators; Group Plans To Picket Academy Awards Sun Night And Outside Lakewood High On Monday Morning Mar. 3

by Jennifer Kelly
Special to LBREPORT.com

Includes add'l background by LBREPORT.com




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(Mar, 2, 2014, 2:35 p.m.) -- Demonstrators from the anti-gay, Kansas based Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) picketed/demonstrated outside Lakewood churches on Sunday Mar. 2, plan to demonstrate a few hours later outside the Academy Awards in Los Angeles...and plan to return to Lakewood on Monday morning to picket/demonstrate outside Lakewood High School from 7:15 a.m.-7:45 a.m. Mar. 3.


Mar. 2, 2014, outside First United Methodist Church, Lakewood, CA. Photo by Jennifer Kelly


Mar. 2, 2014, outside First United Methodist Church, Lakewood, CA. Photo by Jennifer Kelly

As promised on WBC's website, pickets were present on Sunday morning Mar. 2 outside St. Timothy Lutheran Church (Arbor/Woodruff) in Lakewood.

[WBC website text] WBC will picket the dog kennel masquerading as St. Timothy Lutheran Church in religious protest and warning. These filthy Lutheran preachers pervert the scriptures to allow women preachers, divorce & remarriage and sodomy. God hates the Lutheran liars who chase after sin as fast as they can just as He hates this entire nation of reprobates...WBC will kindly show the people at St. Timothy Lutheran Church the narrow path to salvation if only they will put away their sins and obey.

The demonstration drew counter-demonstrators and LASD set up a cordon to separate demonstrators, counter-demonsators, the general public and churchgoers.

The WBC's second picketing location of the day was First United Methodist Church (Harvey/Bellflower) in Lakewood.

[WBC website text] WBC will picket the Lakewood First United Methodist Church where they preach lies because the people won't have it any other way. You would not continue to attend this "church" and put money in the collection plate if Pastor Lui told you that God does not love everyone and Jesus Christ did not die for everyone, and, in fact, God is angry at the wicked every day -- in other words, tell you the gospel truth. If he told you must obey the commandments of God to have any hope of heaven, he would no longer have a job. And...if he told you that GOD HATES FAGS and FAG ENABLERS, as scripture teaches, you would run him and his family out of town as hate-mongers. So, he betrays his duty and lies to you - telling you God loves everyone and you can sin your life away and still go to heaven when you die. Such so-called "preachers" are to blame for Same-Sex Marriage in Doomed america...

The demonstration again drew counter-demonstrators and LASD again sought to kept groups separated.


Counter-demonstrators, Harvey/Bellflower, Lakewood CA; Mar. 2, 2014. Photo by Jennifer Kelly


Counter-demonstrators, Harvey/Bellflower, Lakewood CA; Mar. 2, 2014. Photo by Jennifer Kelly


Counter-demonstrators, Harvey/Bellflower, Lakewood CA; Mar. 2, 2014. Photo by Jennifer Kelly

Counter-demonstrators were visible on all four corners of the intersection, holding signs, chanting, singing music, and playing music, seeking to drown out the WBC's messages. Lakewood churchgoers were ushered into their church by church personnel and didn't appear unduly disturbed by the events outside. Rain began near the end of the picketing and the demonstration and counter-demonstration were peaceful (although some shouting occurred near the end of the planned half hour event.)

WBC also scheduled picketing outside St. Pancratius Catholic Church in Lakewood...and later today, the group plans to picket/demonstrate outside the Academy Awards in Los Angeles (Mar 2.)

On Monday morning March 3, the Westboro Baptist Church plans to picket/demonstrate outside Lakewood High School from 7:15 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.

[WBC website text]...Another group of high school students who deserve to hear the truth at least once in their lives. The parents, teachers, and all other adults in their lives are to blame for their complete lack of understanding about the duty they have to serve the Lord their God. It is a sad state of affairs that you find at these schools! There would be no need for patrolling security, metal detectors, etc in these schools if they were taught as they should be, from the cradle, about the fear of God. Instead they are taught a steady diet of lust, greed, and covetousness. The result is a generation of children who think it is ok to do whatever they want whenever they want as long as it feels good to them. Shame on you for teaching them that! We know that it must needs be this way, however, we also know that our duty is to put the standards in their face so that they are not blameless on the day of judgement. Heed the warning and Obey Today!!!

Lakewood High School has placed text on its website stating that the school's administration "is encouraging all of our school community; including staff, students, parents, and neighbors, to ignore and avoid the displayed signage and comments you might hear from the WBC..."

The school's website says it "will be business as usual for Lakewood High School on March 3rd and we will not allow an outside group to deter our students from their educational opportunity. Please join us with an attitude of "avoiding and ignoring" the picketing individuals. Lakewood High School is working closely with the Sheriff's and LBUSD to ensure that we have all the necessary resources for the demonstration."

The Westboro Baptist Church says on its its website ("GodHatesFags.com") that it "engages in daily peaceful sidewalk demonstrations opposing the homosexual lifestyle of soul-damning, nation-destroying filth. We display large, colorful signs containing Bible words and sentiments, including [emphasis in original]: GOD HATES FAGS, FAGS HATE GOD, AIDS CURES FAGS, THANK GOD FOR AIDS, FAGS BURN IN HELL, GOD IS NOT MOCKED, FAGS ARE NATURE FREAKS, GOD GAVE FAGS UP, NO SPECIAL LAWS FOR FAGS, FAGS DOOM NATIONS, THANK GOD FOR DEAD SOLDIERS, FAG TROOPS, GOD BLEW UP THE TROOPS, GOD HATES AMERICA, AMERICA IS DOOMED, THE WORLD IS DOOMED, etc."

In Feb. 2010, the group came to Long Beach and picketed several areas, including outside Wilson High...and was met with counter-demonstrators who outnumbered the group and variously deplored and/or mocked the group's messages.

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