Ever heard of the Westboro Baptist Church? It’s a small church in Topeka, Kan. whose mission is to spread the word throughout the world that “God Hates America.” This church was spearheaded by Pastor Fred Phelps (who actually looks like the devil himself). His basic, homophobic doctrine blames our country’s failed success in Iraq because of the immorality of the military. They believe homosexuality has infiltrated our nation’s armed services, and therefore God has it in for America’s destruction.

Phelps’ followers have been protesting at military funerals of fallen soldiers in Iraq all over the country. Last week, two men from the WBC showed up at one funeral for a dead soldier from Maine carrying signs actually saying “pray for more dead soldiers.” These crazy fundamentalists have encouraged 27 states to introduce legislation that would restrict funeral picketing. But the picketers continue to claim their right to free speech under the first amendment, and have filed lawsuits under the ACLU to fights these bans.

The WBC is in charge of the godhatesamerica.com and the godhatesfags.com websites. Also on the site is a bizarre list of people who are damned to hell. According to them, among those already in hell include Ronald Reagan, Pope John Paul II, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Oh yeah, and God also hates Canada and Sweden for their “fag-tolerance.”

Watch this riveting video about this church by a British journalist. These people need to get out more. Thank God for English class. I swear you learn about the weirdest stuff in there.