http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/westboro-baptist-church Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nate-phelps/they-are-to-be-put-to-death_b_1531088.html 2012-05-22T16:02:00Z 2012-05-22T16:02:32Z Nate Phelps http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nate-phelps/ Rep. Andy Gipson is likely a good man. In this instance he just said some really thoughtless, hurtful things. I realize again that so often it isn't the person so much as the ideas that we need to reject in our society. To wish harm on this man is to repeat the mistake he made. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/bible-homosexuals">Bible Homosexuals</a>, <a href="/tag/leviticus-homosexuals">Leviticus Homosexuals</a>, <a href="/tag/andy-gipson-gay-marriage">Andy Gipson Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/andy-gipson-gays">Andy Gipson Gays</a>, <a href="/tag/andy-gipson">Andy Gipson</a>, <a href="/tag/bible-homosexuality">Bible Homosexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/leviticus-homosexuality">Leviticus Homosexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/phelps-family">Phelps Family</a>, <a href="/tag/god-hates-fags">God Hates Fags</a>, <a href="/tag/phelps-clan">Phelps Clan</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church">Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/19/something-to-celebrate-may-14-may-19_n_1529483.html 2012-05-19T08:55:48Z 2012-05-19T09:12:10Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ With so much hate continually aimed at the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, we like to take a moment every once in a while to highlig... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/transgender">Transgender</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-news">Gay News</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-news">LGBT News</a>, <a href="/tag/lesbian">Lesbian</a>, <a href="/tag/ellen-degeneres">Ellen Degeneres</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church">Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/gay">Gay</a>, <a href="/tag/something-to-celebrate">Something to Celebrate</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/marriage-equality">Marriage Equality</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/15/westboro-baptist-church_n_1518901.html 2012-05-15T17:30:00Z 2012-05-15T17:45:20Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ A mother was filled with pride when her young son mounted a quiet counter-protest against picketers from the Westboro Baptist Church over the weekend,... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/god-hates-no-one-josef-miles">God Hates No One Josef Miles</a>, <a href="/tag/god-hates-no-one-counter-protest">God Hates No One Counter-Protest</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church-rally">Westboro Baptist Church Rally</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church">Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/josef-miles-protest">Josef Miles Protest</a>, <a href="/tag/anti-westboro-baptist-church-protest">Anti-Westboro Baptist Church Protest</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/tag/josef-miles-westboro-baptist-church">Josef Miles Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church-counter-protest">Westboro Baptist Church Counter-Protest</a>, <a href="/tag/god-hates-fags">God Hates Fags</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church-picket-arizona-funerals">Westboro-Baptist-Church-Picket-Arizona-Funerals</a>, <a href="/good-news">Good News News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nate-phelps/westboro-baptist-church_b_1420769.html 2012-04-12T13:12:00Z 2012-04-12T13:12:53Z Nate Phelps http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nate-phelps/ I was amazed to discover that the insidious ideas I held about the LGBT community dissipated as I got to know the individuals that made up that group. I learned that the best way to destroy a prejudice was to have the courage to encounter those we have learned to prejudge. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/fred-phelps">Fred Phelps</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church">Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/nate-phelps">Nate Phelps</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-phelps-son">Fred Phelps Son</a>, <a href="/tag/nate-phelps-westboro-baptist-church">Nate Phelps Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/nate-phelps-wbc">Nate Phelps Wbc</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/15/nate-phelps-westboro-baptist-church_n_1348861.html 2012-03-15T18:30:51Z 2012-03-15T18:38:23Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ This should be interesting.<br /> <br /> Nate Phelps, estranged son of the infamous Westboro Baptist Church Pastor Fred Phelps, plans to speak at an atheist ral... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/godless-rally">Godless Rally</a>, <a href="/tag/reason-rally-2012">Reason Rally 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/nate-phelps">Nate Phelps</a>, <a href="/tag/nate-phelps-westboro-baptist-church">Nate Phelps Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-phelps-church">Fred Phelps Church</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-phelps">Fred Phelps</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church">Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/reason-rally">Reason Rally</a>, <a href="/tag/nate-phelps-reason-rally">Nate Phelps Reason Rally</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/20/westboro-baptist-church-whitney-houston-tweet_n_1288958.html 2012-02-20T11:52:00Z 2012-02-20T11:52:20Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Westboro Baptist Church members had vowed to picket Whitney Houston's funeral this weekend in Newark, but numerous media outlets reported that no one ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/whitney-houston-funeral">Whitney Houston Funeral</a>, <a href="/tag/whitney-houston">Whitney Houston</a>, <a href="/tag/margie-phelps">Margie Phelps</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-protests">Westboro Protests</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-phelps">Fred Phelps</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church">Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/whitney-houston-death">Whitney Houston Death</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/16/whitney-houston-funeral-westboro-baptist-church_n_1283072.html 2012-02-16T17:28:00Z 2012-02-16T17:28:51Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Having previously picketed services for Matthew Shepard, Michael Jackson and Steve Jobs, Westboro Baptist Church now has its sights set on Whitney Hou... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/whitney-houston-dead">Whitney Houston Dead</a>, <a href="/tag/whitney-houston">Whitney Houston</a>, <a href="/tag/whitney-houston-funeral">Whitney Houston Funeral</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church">Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/whitney-houston-westboro-baptist-church">Whitney Houston Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/10/westboro-baptist-church-powell-funeral_n_1267504.html 2012-02-10T01:24:28Z 2012-02-10T01:35:01Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ A notoriously anti-gay church is threatening to picket Saturday's funeral for Charlie and Braden Powell and Occupy Seattle promises a counterprotest.<br /> ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/josh-powell">Josh Powell</a>, <a href="/tag/braden-powell">Braden Powell</a>, <a href="/tag/charlie-powell">Charlie Powell</a>, <a href="/tag/margie-phelps">Margie Phelps</a>, <a href="/tag/chuck-cox">Chuck Cox</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church-protest">Westboro Baptist Church Protest</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church">Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/chris-gregoire">Chris Gregoire</a>, <a href="/tag/judy-cox">Judy Cox</a>, <a href="/tag/occupy-seattle">Occupy Seattle</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/06/westboro-baptist-church-missouri-protest_n_1257866.html 2012-02-06T14:18:00Z 2012-02-06T14:18:48Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ A Missouri high school was the scene of the notoriously anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church's latest protest, but witnesses say counter protesters vastly... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/clayton-high-school">Clayton High School</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church-high-school-protest">Westboro Baptist Church High School Protest</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-protests">Westboro Protests</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church">Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro">Westboro</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/24/westboro-baptist-church-protest-joe-paterno-funeral_n_1228213.html 2012-01-24T13:00:18Z 2012-01-24T13:15:08Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Shortly after Joe Paterno's death was announced Sunday, the daughter of Westboro Baptist Church Pastor Fred Phelps announced via Twitter that members ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/westboro-protests">Westboro Protests</a>, <a href="/tag/penn-state-scandal">Penn State Scandal</a>, <a href="/tag/joe-paterno-funeral">Joe Paterno Funeral</a>, <a href="/tag/joe-paterno-buried">Joe Paterno Buried</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church-joe-paterno">Westboro Baptist Church Joe Paterno</a>, <a href="/tag/joe-paterno">Joe Paterno</a>, <a href="/tag/penn-state">Penn State</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church-supreme-court-ruling">Westboro Baptist Church Supreme Court Ruling</a>, <a href="/tag/joe-paterno-dead">Joe Paterno Dead</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church">Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/joe-paterno-dies">Joe Paterno Dies</a>, <a href="/tag/joe-paterno-funeral-date-set">Joe Paterno Funeral Date Set</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/reggie-cameron/westboro-baptist-church-obama-sodomy_b_1222721.html 2012-01-23T16:17:00Z 2012-01-23T16:18:23Z Reggie Cameron http://www.huffingtonpost.com/reggie-cameron/ Following Newt Gingrich's victory in the South Carolina primary, Timothy Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church spoke with me about gay marriage and, among other things, which candidate their church endorses in the 2012 presidential election. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/timothy-phelps">Timothy Phelps</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-protests">Westboro Protests</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church">Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-sodomy">Westboro Sodomy</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-gays">Westboro Gays</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church-gays">Westboro Baptist Church Gays</a>, <a href="/tag/wbc-timothy-phelps">WBC Timothy Phelps</a>, <a href="/tag/timothy-phelps-westboro">Timothy Phelps Westboro</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church-obama">Westboro Baptist Church Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-timothy-phelps">Westboro Timothy Phelps</a>, <a href="/tag/wbc-obama">WBC Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-obama">Westboro Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church-sodomy">Westboro Baptist Church Sodomy</a>, <a href="/tag/timothy-phelps-westboro-baptist-church">Timothy Phelps Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/timothy-phelps-wbc">Timothy Phelps WBC</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church-timothy-phelps">Westboro Baptist Church Timothy Phelps</a>, <a href="/tag/wbc-gays">WBC Gays</a>, <a href="/tag/wbc-sodomy">WBC Sodomy</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/04/late-show-lisa-lampanelli-westboro-baptist-twitter-video_n_1182752.html 2012-01-04T04:07:18Z 2012-01-04T04:07:18Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Lisa Lampanelli had a cautionary tale about Twitter for David Letterman on "Late Show" (Weeknights, 11:35 p.m. EST on CBS) -- be careful what you twee... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tv-canada">TV Canada</a>, <a href="/tag/late-show-with-david-letterman">Late Show With David Letterman</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/canada-tv">Canada Tv</a>, <a href="/tag/charity">Charity</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church">Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/protest">Protest</a>, <a href="/tag/tv-replay">Tv Replay</a>, <a href="/tag/lisa-lampanelli">Lisa Lampanelli</a>, <a href="/tag/cbs">Cbs</a>, <a href="/tv">TV News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/13/westboro-baptist-church-glee-t-shirt_n_1145987.html 2011-12-13T12:22:00Z 2011-12-13T12:23:03Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ One particularly hapless member of the Westboro Baptist Church -- which is known for its extreme stance against homosexuality -- was recently snapped ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/glee-t-shirt">Glee T-Shirt</a>, <a href="/tag/glee">Glee</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-protests">Westboro Protests</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church-glee-t-shirt">Westboro Baptist Church Glee T-Shirt</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church">Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro">Westboro</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/07/westboro-baptist-church-funeral-protests-case_n_1135450.html 2011-12-07T20:10:21Z 2011-12-07T20:12:09Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ 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... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/wbc">Wbc</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/manchester-court-cas">Manchester Court Cas</a>, <a href="/tag/funeral-protests">Funeral Protests</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-soldier-funeral-protests">Gay Soldier Funeral Protests</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church-protests">Westboro Baptist Church Protests</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church">Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roy-s-gutterman/the-picket-that-never-was_b_1131553.html 2011-12-06T15:41:31Z 2011-12-06T15:41:25Z Roy S. Gutterman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roy-s-gutterman/ Though the Westboro Baptist Church never showed Friday night at Syracuse University's Carrier Dome, all was not lost. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/culture-news">Culture News</a>, <a href="/tag/syracuse-university">Syracuse University</a>, <a href="/tag/snyder-v-phelps">Snyder v Phelps</a>, <a href="/tag/bernie-fine">Bernie Fine</a>, <a href="/tag/free-speech">Free Speech</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church">Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/tully-center">Tully Center</a>, <a href="/tag/syracuse-basketball">Syracuse Basketball</a>, <a href="/college">College News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/waymon-hudson/matthew-shepard_b_1006878.html 2011-10-12T16:22:00Z 2011-10-12T16:24:05Z Waymon Hudson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/waymon-hudson/ As a young gay man, I looked at the pictures of Matthew Shepard's face and could see my own. His life and death inspired me, as I'm sure it did many others, to become involved in the fight against hate, bigotry and inequality. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, <a href="/tag/politics">Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/matthew-shepard">Matthew Shepard</a>, <a href="/tag/hate-crimes">Hate Crimes</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-phelps">Fred Phelps</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church">Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/12/9-worst-funeral-protests-_n_1005958.html 2011-10-12T12:02:43Z 2011-10-12T12:11:47Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The Westboro Baptist Church is a hateful group of people with signs and a lot of time on their hands who show up and protest.. anything. Westboro Bap... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/steve-jobs">Steve Jobs</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church-supreme-court-ruling">Westboro Baptist Church Supreme Court Ruling</a>, <a href="/tag/holocaust">Holocaust</a>, <a href="/tag/matthew-snyder-westboro">Matthew Snyder Westboro</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-protests">Westboro Protests</a>, <a href="/tag/elizabeth-edwards">Elizabeth Edwards</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church">Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/matthew-shepard">Matthew Shepard</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church-michael-jackson">Westboro Baptist Church Michael Jackson</a>, <a href="/tag/god-hates-fags">God Hates Fags</a>, <a href="/tag/god-hates-fags-church">God Hates Fags Church</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/06/westboro-baptist-church-steve-jobs_n_998008.html 2011-10-06T12:07:57Z 2011-10-06T12:07:36Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ That was fast.<br /> <br /> Just hours after the announcement of Steve Jobs' death, Margie Phelps, a leader of the Westboro Baptist Church--the group notorious ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/steve-jobs">Steve Jobs</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/apple">Apple</a>, <a href="/tag/margie-phelps">Margie Phelps</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-phelps">Fred Phelps</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church">Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/steve-jobs-dead">Steve Jobs Dead</a>, <a href="/tag/margie-phelps-steve-jobs">Margie Phelps Steve Jobs</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church-apple">Westboro Baptist Church Apple</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church-steve-jobs">Westboro Baptist Church Steve Jobs</a>, <a href="/tag/steve-jobs-death">Steve Jobs Death</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/06/westboro-baptist-church-steve-jobs-funeral_n_998032.html 2011-10-06T10:56:49Z 2011-10-06T11:00:17Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Steve Jobs' death has garnered a number of reactions, but none as bizarre as this.<br /> <br /> Westboro Baptist Church leader Margie J. Phelps has announced th... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/steve-jobs">Steve Jobs</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-steve-jobs-funeral-picket">Westboro Steve Jobs Funeral Picket</a>, <a href="/tag/margie-j-phelps">Margie J Phelps</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church-steve-jobs-funeral-picket">Westboro Baptist Church Steve Jobs Funeral Picket</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-steve-jobs">Westboro Baptist Steve Jobs</a>, <a href="/tag/margiejphelps">Margiejphelps</a>, <a href="/tag/margie-phelps-steve-jobs">Margie Phelps Steve Jobs</a>, <a href="/tag/steve-jobs-dead">Steve Jobs Dead</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church-steve-jobs">Westboro Baptist Church Steve Jobs</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church-steve-jobs-funeral">Westboro Baptist Church Steve Jobs Funeral</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church">Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro">Westboro</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-steve-jobs-funeral">Westboro Baptist Steve Jobs Funeral</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ben-patrick-johnson/westboro-baptist-church_b_981688.html 2011-10-03T00:15:00Z 2011-10-03T00:11:25Z Ben Patrick Johnson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ben-patrick-johnson/ 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. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/wbc">Wbc</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro">Westboro</a>, <a href="/tag/phelps-family">Phelps Family</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-phelps-church">Fred Phelps Church</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-phelps">Fred Phelps</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church">Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/23/miami-of-ohio-decides-not_n_977429.html 2011-09-23T07:37:33Z 2011-09-23T07:37:33Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The department of comparative religion has decided to pull plans to invite a member of the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) to Miami University's campus.... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/miami-of-ohio">Miami of Ohio</a>, <a href="/tag/hillel-gray">Hillel Gray</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church">Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/religious-extremism">Religious Extremism</a>, <a href="/tag/shirley-phelps-roper">Shirley Phelps-Roper</a>, <a href="/college">College News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/18/foo-fighters-westboro-baptist-church_n_968395.html 2011-09-18T14:12:41Z 2011-09-18T14:12:41Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Unafraid to get political -- and goofy -- the Foo Fighters put the two together in a surprise counter-protest against a notorious anti-gay hate church... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, <a href="/tag/foo-fighters">Foo Fighters</a>, <a href="/tag/foo-fighters-westboro-baptist-church-concert">Foo Fighters Westboro Baptist Church Concert</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church">Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/foo-fighters-keep-it-clean-hot-buns">Foo Fighters Keep It Clean Hot Buns</a>, <a href="/tag/foo-fighters-westboro-baptist-church">Foo Fighters Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/music">Music</a>, <a href="/tag/celebrities">Celebrities</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/entertainment">Entertainment News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cathleen-falsani/kevin-smith-red-state_b_952907.html 2011-09-09T16:36:52Z 2011-09-09T16:43:32Z Cathleen Falsani http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cathleen-falsani/ Smith uses shock-and-awe violence in "Red State" to bring viewers into the fullness of his commentary on the nature of belief, religious fanaticism and insipid hatred masked as piety. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/red-state-religion">Red State Religion</a>, <a href="/tag/religious-extremism">Religious Extremism</a>, <a href="/tag/red-state">Red State</a>, <a href="/tag/red-state-review">Red State Review</a>, <a href="/tag/christianity">Christianity</a>, <a href="/tag/red-state-kevin-smith">Red State Kevin Smith</a>, <a href="/tag/kevin-smith">Kevin Smith</a>, <a href="/tag/red-state-movie">Red State Movie</a>, <a href="/tag/movies">Movies</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church">Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/grant-lyon/patriotism-versus-nationa_b_953251.html 2011-09-08T14:09:37Z 2011-09-08T14:08:07Z Grant Lyon http://www.huffingtonpost.com/grant-lyon/ If you believe in freedom of religion but don't understand the irony behind your anger at a mosque being built near ground zero, then you are the number one culprit of dumb nationalism in 2011. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/winston-churchill">Winston Churchill</a>, <a href="/tag/nationalism">Nationalism</a>, <a href="/tag/american-revolution">American Revolution</a>, <a href="/tag/fundamentalism">Fundamentalism</a>, <a href="/tag/islam">Islam</a>, <a href="/tag/ground-zero-mosque">Ground Zero Mosque</a>, <a href="/tag/islamaphobia">Islamaphobia</a>, <a href="/tag/bill-of-rights">Bill of Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/troops">Troops</a>, <a href="/tag/george-orwell">George Orwell</a>, <a href="/tag/911-anniversary">9/11 Anniversary</a>, <a href="/tag/yankee-doodle-dandy">Yankee Doodle Dandy</a>, <a href="/tag/911">9/11</a>, <a href="/tag/fbi">Fbi</a>, <a href="/tag/freedom-of-religion">Freedom of Religion</a>, <a href="/tag/sikhism">Sikhism</a>, <a href="/tag/911-memorial">9/11 Memorial</a>, <a href="/tag/patriotism">Patriotism</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church">Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/american-flag">American Flag</a>, <a href="/tag/socialism">Socialism</a>, <a href="/tag/muslim">Muslim</a>, <a href="/tag/national-anthem">National Anthem</a>, <a href="/tag/gettysburg-address">Gettysburg Address</a>, <a href="/tag/september-11-anniversary">September 11 Anniversary</a>, <a href="/comedy">Comedy News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/14/illinois-expanding-ban-on_n_926474.html 2011-08-14T12:13:16Z 2011-08-14T12:49:24Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Though similar measures have been ruled unconstitutional by federal judges, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn said he will sign a bill that bans protests ne... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/aclu">Aclu</a>, <a href="/tag/military-funerals">Military Funerals</a>, <a href="/tag/first-amendment">First Amendment</a>, <a href="/tag/military-funeral-protests">Military Funeral Protests</a>, <a href="/tag/pat-quinn">Pat Quinn</a>, <a href="/tag/westboro-baptist-church">Westboro Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/homophobia">Homophobia</a>, <a href="/tag/hate-speech">Hate Speech</a>, <a href="/tag/military-funeral-protest-ban">Military Funeral Protest Ban</a>, <a href="/tag/military-funeral-protest-ban-illinois">Military Funeral Protest Ban Illinois</a>, <a href="/chicago">Chicago News</a></p>