[citw150] Re: CITW 150 L3 Q5

I am so glad to hear that there is someone doing something to counteract these 
hate groups.  I was very upset when I first heard about this 'church' that is 
spreading such hate.  When they threatened to show up here in Michigan at a 
young man's funeral, a lot of us where I work thought seriously about attending 
the funeral, not as participants but as protectors.  These people go to the 
funerals of young men who have given their lives for the rest of us.  To 
protest hatred at a time of grief is just wrong!!  Keep up the good work 
James!!!
   
  

James Robin <james.robin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
    Reflect on the impact of the evil side of technology that is being used to 
spread electronic hate on the Internet. This is one of the goals for chapter 
25. I would like to talk about how the internet can be used to spread and 
combat hatred. 
   
  Hatred of another that is different from you is based on ignorance. Many hate 
groups are using the internet to spread their seed of hate. They try to recruit 
people that are very impressionable and feel the need to belong to someting. 
   
  One of these groups is the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) of Westboro, Kansas. 
They are opposed to homosexuals and this is clear from their site address 
(www.godhatesfags.com). Also, they believe the military is full of homosexuals. 
The WBC protests military funerals and they use the internet to gather 
supporters for this purpose. 
   
  After having serving my count ry for almost 15 years, I have a deep respect 
for anyone who has volunteered to serve their country. If you go to the WBC 
website you will see right away that this is a hate group trying to look like a 
church. The organization dedicated to opposing the WBC is the Patriot Guard 
Riders (http://www.patriotguard.org/Home/tabid/53/Default.aspx.) I'm a member 
of the Patriot Guard Riders and the American Legion Riders. 
   
   


  James Robin
  james.robin@xxxxxxxxx
          Reason is not measured by size or height, but by principle.           
   Discourses. Chap. xii.
    
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