May 22, 2013

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I'm With Stupid: Slayer Fans vs. the Westboro Baptist Church

Todd Hartley | Posted 05.15.2013 | Comedy

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I hope they come with their pickets and messages of hate and encounter a massive horde of Slayer fans when they get there. And then, when the counterprotest begins, I hope the cops turn a blind eye and let the Slayer fans do what they will.

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WATCH: Kansas LGBT Community And Allies Rally Against Westboro Baptist Church

The Huffington Post | Glennisha Morgan | Posted 05.01.2013 | Gay Voices

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A group of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) residents and allies in Topeka, Kansas, recently took to the streets to protest against the W...

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Westboro Tweets April Fools' Joke

Posted 04.01.2013 | Religion

Is the Westboro Baptist Church developing a sense of humor? Well ... The notorious anti-gay hate group got into the spirit of April Fools' Day on M...

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Planting Peace And Shocked Rants

Lynette Mae | Posted 05.22.2013 | Gay Voices

There will always be people like Fred Phelps who use religion to justify their bigotry and hate, and sadly, there will always be those like Michelle Shocked who internalize the twisted message and lash out as a bizarre defense mechanism. I feel sorry for them, because hate only breeds hate.

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Dodgers Star Injured

AP | Posted 05.21.2013 | Sports

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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez is scheduled to undergo surgery Friday on his right thumb and is expected to be sidelined for ...

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A Well Deserved Championship for the Dominican Republic

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 05.21.2013 | Sports

It is hard to imagine baseball over the last half century without the contributions of people like Marichal, the Alou brothers, Tony Fernandez, Joaquin Andujar, Jose Reyes, Robinson Cano and so many others.

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DOM-inant Dominican Republic Wins WBC

AP | JANIE McCAULEY | Posted 03.20.2013 | Sports

SAN FRANCISCO -- Samuel Deduno pleaded with Tony Pena to leave him in the game – the outing of his life, his country across his chest. Pena stu...

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Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie and ?

Terry Lyons | Posted 05.19.2013 | Sports

Read More: Dominican Republic, Wbc, Puerto Rico, Derek Jeter, USA Baseball, World Baseball Classic, Sports News

Call it what you may, but Major League Baseball is working to create a stronger world infrastructure for its game and the vehicle is the World Baseball Classic, a tournament born in 2006 to combat the IOC banishment of Baseball from the Olympic Games.

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World Baseball Classic Final Set

AP | JANIE McCAULEY | Posted 03.19.2013 | Sports

SAN FRANCISCO -- After two World Baseball Classics dominated by Japan, this one is coming down to a pair of proud Caribbean nations. When the undefea...

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Puerto Rico Ousts Two-Time Reigning Champs

AP | JANIE McCAULEY | Posted 03.18.2013 | Sports

SAN FRANCISCO -- Even with a roster devoid of major leaguers and a mere six months to prepare his club, Japan manager Koji Yamamoto still felt immense...

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Puerto Rico Ousts U.S. From WBC

AP | STEVEN WINE | Posted 03.16.2013 | Sports

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MIAMI -- Brandon Phillips grimaced as he chuckled about his travel plans. He had hoped to accompany Team USA to the semifinals of the World Baseball ...

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Dominican Republic Rallies Past USA At WBC

AP | STEVEN WINE | Posted 03.15.2013 | Sports

MIAMI -- Horns honked, percussion pulsed and school kids squealed. Miami can make quite a din when the Dominicans win. The visiting team on the score...

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WBC Brawl Goes Unpunished

AP | BOB BAUM | Posted 03.11.2013 | Sports

PHOENIX -- The violent misdeeds of the Mexican and Canadian baseball teams will go unpunished. The World Baseball Classic decided no players will be ...

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WATCH: Wright's Grand Slam Lifts U.S.

AP | BOB BAUM | Posted 03.10.2013 | Sports

PHOENIX -- With one swing, David Wright got the sputtering U.S. team off the mat in the World Baseball Classic. The New York Mets slugger hit a two-o...

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Team USA Falls Flat

AP | JOHN MARSHALL | Posted 03.09.2013 | Sports

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PHOENIX -- Team USA has a lineup full of MVPs and All-Stars, and sent out the reigning NL Cy Young winner for its opening game of the World Baseball C...

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Venezuelan Baseball Team Mourns Death Of Hugo Chavez

AP | Posted 05.06.2013 | Sports

JUPITER, Fla. -- Venezuela's baseball team was taking pregame batting practice when players heard that president Hugo Chavez had died. "He was a base...

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In Defense of the World Baseball Classic

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 05.03.2013 | Sports

The WBC is far from perfect, but it is also a lot of fun for many people and an opportunity to highlight one of baseball's biggest accomplishments in recent years.

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Vassar Can't Wait For Westboro Baptist Church To Come To Town

The Huffington Post | William McGuinness | Posted 02.14.2013 | Gay Voices

Responding to a notice from the Westboro Baptist Church that it intends to protest on the Vassar College campus, the school community has pledged to r...

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Bad News For Westboro Baptist Church

The Huffington Post | Melissa Jeltsen | Posted 09.18.2012 | Politics

California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed legislation Monday restricting protests at funerals, a year after vetoing a similar bill due to concerns over f...

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Federal Court Taking Up Case Involving Notorious Hate Church

AP | By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH | Posted 12.07.2011 | Politics

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A federal appeals court agreed Wednesday to take another look at whether a St. Louis suburb can enforce a funeral protest ordinanc...

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Donaire Retains WBC And WBO Bantamweight Titles

AP | Posted 12.23.2011 | Sports

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NEW YORK — Nonito Donaire retained the WBC and WBO bantamweight titles, unanimously outpointing Omar Narvaez on Saturday night at the Theater at...

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The Oddest of Bedfellows: My Relationship with the Westboro Baptist Church

Ben Patrick Johnson | Posted 12.02.2011 | Gay Voices

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I found myself in a symbiotic relationship with Westboro. Their goals were served by my drawing attention to them. And I had found an ideal "villain" whose positions are utterly unpalatable.

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Westboro Baptist Church Attended FBI Training Sessions

AP | By PETE YOST | Posted 08.30.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The FBI said Wednesday that members of an anti-gay fundamentalist group participated in the bureau's training of police officers and FBI...

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Westboro Baptist Church Now on Facebook

Lisa Derrick | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Read More: Wbc, Megan Phelps, Lady GaGa, Fred Phelps, Westboro Baptist Church, Facebook, Poodle in a Tin Foil Hat, God Hates Fags Church, Media News

The Fred Phelps family of troglodytes has stepped up to get more youth-oriented, what with Megan Phelps' recent feeble attempts at disco, and now a ...

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