There’s Nothing Funny About This Turn of Events With Robin Williams
Westboro Baptist Church is rearing its cultish head again. The group, which is best known for toting “God Hates Fags” signs, has targeted Robin Williams’ funeral for its next protest.
Westboro plans to picket the late comedian’s funeral because he used his comedy, they argue, to “mock God.” Westboro is also up in arms because Williams, they claim, was a “homosexual enabler.”
Williams, who played a gay character in The Birdcage, was found dead last week after committing suicide.
“Westboro Baptist Church hopes to preach in lawful proximity to Robin Williams’ funeral—to warn the living: Repent or likewise perish,” says one of the tweets.
“God hates Robin Williams. Westboro Baptist Church hopes to preach outside his funeral,” the group also tweeted.
“HEED: You spend your life mocking God and promoting sin, you get no peace,” another tweet says.
Planting Peace, a nonprofit that aims to spread peace in a hurting world, is speaking out against its Kansas neighbor.
“In keeping with our philosophy of addressing acts of hate and intolerance with compassion and love, we are inviting the public to show their respect and support of a man who spent his life making others smile, who was always there for others in their time of need, and who supported the greater good through works of service and charity,” the group wrote in a statement. “Please join Planting Peace in counteracting the WBC’s message of hate through a fund-raising event benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, a cause Mr. Williams passionately and publicly supported.”
