Westboro Baptist Church Heckled outside Twitter HQ

raulduke · 02-03-2010, 06:59 AM

Westboro Baptist Church Protests, Gets Protested Outside Twitter

Jan 29th 2010 By Harmon Leon
Asylum Exclusive

Yesterday, the Westboro Baptist Church and their subtly named picket group, God Hates Fags, brought their dog-and-pony show to San Francisco. That's right -- the freaky people came to freak out the freaky people.

The religious group, based in Topeka, Kan., usually pickets soldiers' funerals, reasoning that they died defending a gay-loving country. Thursday, they set their sights on a larger target: the headquarters of the social media giant Twitter.

Apparently, God hates Twitter. Would it help matters if Jesus turned 140 characters into 280 characters?

At 4:30 p.m., surrounded by a police escort, the motley WBC crew -- comprised of four women and one large, clunky dude -- marched in front of the Twitter offices at 795 Folsom and kicked off the circus. But San Francisco's finest and funniest, who launched a counter-protest, were ready for them.

02-03-2010, 06:59 AM	#1
raulduke Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: USA Posts: 454	Westboro Baptist Church Heckled outside Twitter HQ Westboro Baptist Church Protests, Gets Protested Outside Twitter Jan 29th 2010 By Harmon Leon Asylum Exclusive Yesterday, the Westboro Baptist Church and their subtly named picket group, God Hates Fags, brought their dog-and-pony show to San Francisco. That's right -- the freaky people came to freak out the freaky people. The religious group, based in Topeka, Kan., usually pickets soldiers' funerals, reasoning that they died defending a gay-loving country. Thursday, they set their sights on a larger target: the headquarters of the social media giant Twitter. Apparently, God hates Twitter. Would it help matters if Jesus turned 140 characters into 280 characters? At 4:30 p.m., surrounded by a police escort, the motley WBC crew -- comprised of four women and one large, clunky dude -- marched in front of the Twitter offices at 795 Folsom and kicked off the circus. But San Francisco's finest and funniest, who launched a counter-protest, were ready for them.