Thursday, December 9, 2010

I just can't believe this...

I know this is everywhere right now and people all over are up in arms about it, but this is my blog, and I wanted to say some things about it. What you may ask? This: Westboro Baptist Church says it will picket Elizabeth Edwards' funeral. Yes, this is the same church that protested at the funerals of soldiers. Read this little bit, from the 'church':

 GOD HATES ELIZABETH EDWARDS! WBC WILL PICKET HER FUNERAL AT EDENTON UMC (228 W. EDENTON ST., RALEIGH, NC), SAT., DEC. 11, FROM 11:30 – 1:00 PM, TO WIT: FLEE HER EXAMPLE – ITS LATTER END IS DISEASE & DEATH & ORPHANED CHILDREN!
Elizabeth Edwards INSISTED upon being summoned before the King of Eternity while her children are yet minors. She INSISTED upon her son’s death, an unremitting disease raging in her body, a whorish husband bringing their family to open shame, & now her death & final judgment. Elizabeth Edwards & her faithless husband, John, lightly esteemed what they had. They coveted things that were not theirs – and presumptuously thought they could control God. When they were visited from the Most High God with the death of their 16-year-old son, they did not humble themselves before His mighty hand. They reared up in rage, decided they would show God who is boss, and meddled in matters of the womb, resulting in 2 more children – now motherless. God heard self-absorbed Elizabeth as she rode the talk show circuit spewing blasphemy. God heard her say “my God could not …protect my boy” and “I’m not praying to God to save me from cancer” and that God is not “the God I wanted.” Her smash-mouthed assault on His deity, sovereignty and infallibility brought more GodSmacks upon her, & she dug into her perverse position all the deeper. Elizabeth is now a resident of hell, where her rebellion and rage will take full flower. She rejoins the dead child who beat her there, and has seen the face of her grievous misconduct in neglecting her non-delegable duty to him.
Now WBC warns all who would contemplate Elizabeth Edwards’ end: RUN AWAY from all that she was, said & did; it is UNCLEAN! John Edwards: burn that willful tripe Elizabeth has been writing for those children as a poisonous substitute for her Deut. 6 duty. Tell your children every day, with everything you do & say, that it was WRONG what you and she have done in this life. And tell them, from Scripture, what is required of them by the Lord their God. OBEY!
ELIZABETH EDWARDS IS IN HELL.

Regardless of my own political beliefs, I do not think anyone deserves this treatment after their death, no matter the cause. That they said God hates her, therefore He gave the late Edwards cancer so she would die is just so wrong. It is one of those hard things to accept, how freedom of speech allows for talk like this. It comes from a self-proclaimed church, claiming to be part of a mainstream denomination. This is not helping the Christians' mission of spreading God's amazing message to his people. Their message of hate and damnation is just pushing people away. That breaks my heart.

My God is love, not hate. He is the only one allowed to judge us on this earth, no one else, not me, and certainly not these so-called believers from WBC can possess that power. And really, would you want to? At times like these it is hard to be loving of someone that is portraying a hurtful image of your faith. But, that is what we're called to do. Love & forgive. 

So while I will pray for the Edwards family, regardless of their past, I will also pray for the WBC followers. It is hurtful what they're doing, but think about this Christmas season and the reason for it. Jesus. And that reminds me that while I can be upset about WBC and their actions, I should still pray for them.

K, I'm off my soap box now. I know I typically don't get religious on this, but it is something that is very important to me, and I shouldn't be ashamed to post it on here (even if no one reads it). Feel free to comment on your own thoughts on this, but please nothing hurtful. :)  

1 comment:

  1. Totally agree - who pickets a funeral? That is horrible.

    Saying hi! from Mingle Monday. :)

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