On the eve of the Vancouver Pride parade, the Straight , as well as a long list of other Canadian news publications, received a news release from the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas.
According to the news release, God hates Canada, "land of Sodomite sin", beacuse it "is a filthy country run by fags".
The church is famous for organizing demonstrations and protests at gay funerals and events.
They also run the Web site God Hates Fags.
Here's a clip of an Australian reporter that had some fun with Westboro demonstrators:
Michael Moore has also joined in the fray:
Our news editor looked up the registration of the Web site God Hates Fags and found out the following information:
Domain Name: GODHATESFAGS.COM
Administrative and Technical Contact:
Phelps, Benjamin idontreadthisemail@godhatesamerica.com
PO BOX 1886
Topeka, KS 66601-1886
US
785-233-4162
Westboro Baptist Church
PO BOX 1886
Topeka, KS 66601-1886
US
785-233-4162
The press release was issued from wbctopekaks@gmail.com.
Happy Pride!
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