Westboro Baptist Church Plans to Picket Cory Monteith’s Funeral
Westboro Baptist Church is continuing its shameful ways.
The controversial group announced it plans to picket the funeral of Glee star Cory Monteith, who died tragically over the weekend.
Westboro Baptist released a series of offensive (though not at all surprising for them) tweets about Cory’s death, even going so far as to praise God:
@MsAmberPRiley PRAISE GOD ALMIGHTY for killing Cory Monteith — a wicked fag-enabling sinner! Westboro Baptist Church to picket funeral. #WBC
— Westboro Baptist (@WBCSays) July 14, 2013
They also announced plans to picket the funeral:
Westboro Baptist Church is GLEE-ful over God’s righteous judgment to end @CoryMonteith’s life! Funeral picket soon! pic.twitter.com/Z1BFTcH38W
— Shirley Phelps-Roper (@WBCShirl) July 14, 2013
A bit of good news: if Cory’s funeral takes place in Canada, Westboro may be banned from attending. The Canadian Border Patrol prevented them from picketing the funeral of a 22-year-old murder victim in 2008, The Huffington Post reports.
Enough is enough with these people.
Luckily, one former Westboro Baptist Church member is trying to raise funds to help other young people leave the church. The money will go to “housing, living essentials, educational needs [and] travel to reconnect with lost family.” Maybe if young people realize they can survive after leaving, the group will get smaller and smaller.
Cory was discovered in his hotel room in Vancouver on Saturday, shocking the Hollywood community:
Speechless. And for the worst reason.
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) July 14, 2013
This hurts. I love you Cory. Rest in peace. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. pic.twitter.com/SceFQd7gzT
— Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) July 14, 2013
I can’t fully process this news. Tragic, tragic loss of a young, promising, talented man. Cory Monteith, rest in peace
— Kat Dennings (@OfficialKat) July 14, 2013
This is such sad news about @CoryMonteith - what an absolutely tragic loss of a very talented young man.
— zooey deschanel (@ZooeyDeschanel) July 14, 2013
