“Just hours after the announcement of Steve Jobs’ death, Margie Phelps, a leader of the Westboro Baptist Church — the group notorious for protesting military funerals — took to Twitter to announce that her organization would give Jobs the same harsh treatment,” The Huffington Post reports. “Responding to the AP’s notification that Jobs had died, Phelps wrote that ‘Westboro will picket his funeral. He had a huge platform; gave God no glory & taught sin.'”
“In a subsequent tweet, Phelps wrote of Jobs: ‘No peace for man who served self, not God,” the Huffington Post reports. “Unsurprisingly, Phelps’ proclamation drew widespread scorn on Twitter. And it was ironic, many noted, that she made her announcement using Twitter for iPhone… The Topeka, Kan. based church is mostly made up of Phelps family members but has risen to international infamy because of their funeral protests of celebrities and American soldiers. The church’s members believe that God punishes America for its tolerance of sin, including acceptance of homosexuality.”
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Elizabeth Tenety writes for The Washington Post, “The iPhone-wielding Westboro members seemed unable to find any irony in their embrace of the technology of a man they condemn. One church member even suggested that God was using Jobs to help advance the message of Westboro Baptist Church: ‘God used Steve Jobs to create amazing STUFF for WBC to preach,’ wrote Shirley Phelps-Roper.”
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David Weigel writes for Slate, “She used an iPhone to announce it. By extension, Margie Phelps — nay, the entire Westboro Baptist Church — has embraced a philosophy of tolerance for gays. Well done.”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Greg” for the heads up.]