Bad church that protests gays

On June 15, , Moldovan police forcefully dispersed a group of several hundred Orthodox Christians who were protesting a gay pride parade marching through the streets of Chișinău. Anonymous attackers 'go public'. A number of US states have passed legislation, banning Westboro's members from protesting close to military funerals.

Since June 1, , GLAAD’s ALERT Desk has tracked + anti-LGBTQ incidents targeting affirming faith-based communities in the US. These include 54 cases of vandalism, 38 cases of threats and harassment, 37 protests, 7 attempted arsons, 3 assaults, and 2 bomb threats. The Westboro Baptist Church issued a statement, branding Anonymous "a puddle of pimple-faced nerds".

Westboro Baptist Church has been widely condemned for its aggressive anti-gay campaigning. It is widely considered a hate group and a cult, [nb 1] and is known for its public protests against gay people and for its usage of the phrases "God hates fags " and "Thank God for dead. Anonymous victim goes to ground.

Footage published by shows law enforcement officers throwing to the ground a man wearing a cassock and sporting a beard – presumably a clergyman. The church has come under fire for anti-gay rhetoric made. It also attacked several online companies that it believed had helped clamp down on Wikileaks' activity, including Paypal and Amazon.

The confusion is understandable, according to Graham Cluley from security firm Sophos. For the access to the full dataset, please contact press@ This is an. It called the threat a "bad miscalculation", and appeared to goad Anonymous to action, with the phrase "bring it!

Activist hackers. Hacker group Anonymous appears to have singled out its next target - the controversial anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church in the US. An open letter, purporting to be from Anonymous, accused the church of bigotry and fanaticism. Mr Cluley warned that its followers could potentially be led into mounting a major hack under false pretences.

More on this story. The church's website, godhatesfags. It warned that Westboro's websites would be attacked if the congregation did not stop its public protests. The group recently crashed a number of Egyptian government websites, in support of the country's pro-democracy protests.

The controversy surrounding a North Texas church continues to grow and some people want to see Stedfast Baptist Church in Watauga evicted. In a defiant response, the church said it would not be silenced, and urged Anonymous to "bring it". Pastor Fred Phelps was banned from travelling to the UK in Despite being posted on an Anonymous news site , external , there was some uncertainty surrounding the provenance of the letter.

Anonymous is known for its "hacktivism", targeting individuals, companies and governments whose behaviour it objects to. Related internet links. The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) is an American unaffiliated Primitive Baptist church in Topeka, Kansas, that was founded in by pastor Fred Phelps.

Westboro Baptist Church is known for protesting outside the funerals of US military personnel. Further messages on the same website questioned its authenticity.