Westboro Baptist Church targeted by Anonymous

[Ashendant]

Westboro Baptist Church targeted by Anonymous
Westboro church protest Westboro Baptist Church is know for protesting outside the funerals of US military personnel
Hacker group Anonymous appears to have singled out its next target - the controvesial anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church in the US.

An open letter, purporting to be from Anonymous, accused the church of bigotry and fanaticism.

It warned that Westboro's websites would be attacked if the congregation did not stop its public protests.

In a defiant response, the church said it would not be silenced, and urged Anonymous to "bring it".

Westboro Baptist Church has been widely condemned for its aggressive anti-gay campaigning.

A number of US states have passed legislation, banning Westboro's members from protesting close to military funerals.

The church's leader, pastor Fred Phelps, was banned from entering the UK by the Home Office in 2009.
Activist hackers

Anonymous is known for its "hacktivism", targeting individuals, companies and governments whose behavior it objects to.

The group recently crashed a number of Egyptian government websites, in support of the country's pro-democracy protests.

It also attacked several online companies that it believed had helped clamp down on Wikileaks' activity, including Paypal and Amazon.
Fred Phelps Pastor Fred Phelps was banned from travelling to the UK in 2009.

Laying out its case against Westboro Baptist Church, the letter said: "We have always regarded you and your ilk as an assembly of graceless sociopaths and maniacal chauvinists & religious zealots, however benign, who act out for the sake of attention & in the name of religion".

Despite being posted on an Anonymous news site, there was some uncertainty surrounding the provenance of the letter.

Further messages on the same website questioned its authenticity.

The confusion is understandable, according to Graham Cluley from security firm Sophos.

"Anonymous is a headless organisation," he said.

Mr Cluley warned that its followers could potentially be led into mounting a major hack under false pretenses.

"There are dangers in future that someone may pose as Anonymous and say that they want an attack".

The Westboro Baptist Church issued a statement, branding Anonymous "a puddle of pimple-faced nerds".

It called the threat a "bad miscalculation", and appeared to goad Anonymous to action, with the phrase "bring it!".

The church's website, godhatesfags.com was unavailable.

HAHA

[Rev. Rye]

Currently, none of their websites seem to be functioning. I wonder what must be going on in their heads right now.

[fr0d0]

Gotta love anonymous

[reverendjeremiah]

Just tried to load the site and all it does it sit and spin in the tab. LMFAO..YES!!!!

<--- ANONYMOUS!!!!

http://www.godhatesamerica.com/ is also down..Looks like it wasnt a joke, they teamed up and beamed them good. LMFAO!!!

[Minimalist]

Good.

Next can we aim them at the fucking vatican?

[Shell B]

That is just fucking classic.

[ozgoat]

There is a doG, after all!

Well done Anonymous!

[KichigaiNeko]

As long as they remain focussed on "assemblies"

of graceless sociopaths and maniacal chauvinists & religious zealots, however benign, who act out for the sake of attention & in the name of religion".

Go for it Anonymous!


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[DiRNiS]

Taken from their web site. Response to annonymous:

To sum up our thoughts on this:

BRING IT!

God opens the doors of utterance & no man can shut them (Col. 4:3; Rev. 3:7). His Word will run & have free course (2 Th. 3:1). Translated: The only reason the Internet exists is for Westboro Baptist Church to tell this nation & this world that your destruction draws nigh. You all will shut your mouth, confess He is God, mourn for your sins, repent, & obey — or you have no hope! No weapon formed against us will prosper (Isa. 54:17).
Nothing will shut up these words – ever.

A puddle of pimple-faced nerds organized under the cowardly banner of “Anonymous” claim they plan to hack Westboro’s Websites, including http://www.GodHatesFags.com & http://www.GodHatesTheMedia.com, because they hate Westboro’s Bible preachments. They mistakenly suppose because of pseudo-success with ruined-and-doomed-USA’s government or financial Websites that they can take on the servants of the Living God.

Bad miscalculation, girls!

Let us tell you how this will go: rebels will build a full head of steam based on false hope; the media will predictably do much breathless anticipating while giving another tsunami of coverage to Westboro’s message; God will defeat your council; your efforts will fail.

Anonymous is warring with God; very stupid for little boys claiming to be so smart.

All your draconian blather changes nothing. God will use you for His praise, & the rest of your wrath He will restrain (Ps. 76:10). Foppish “hackers” – like all humans – must obey God. Obey or perish.

GOD HATES FAGS & LOUSY “HACKERS!”

What a bunch of lunatic assholes. I wish I could help anonymous bring their waste of web space down.

[Zen Badger]

This is a link on their page

http://www.godhatestheworld.com/

Apparently god hates everything that Fred Phelps hates.

What a sad bunch of people.

It would be fun if one of them joined here, maybe adrian could invite them