Westboro Baptist Church

[GypsyMoon]

Westboro Baptist Church
Watch out, Justin Bieber, you're a target.

The 16-year-old Canadian pop star, who teenagers either undyingly love or massively loathe, has been singled out for protest by the notorious Westboro Baptist Church, just like his top-charting rival Lady Gaga.

When Bieber plays the Sprint Center on Wednesday night in Kansas City, fans can expect to see Westboro church members holding signs and issuing taunts. The church is known for picketing the funerals of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan with signs reading "Thank God for Dead Soldiers" and "God Hates Fags" -- because they believe that as long as America countenances sin, American soldiers deserve to die.
The church group says that Bieber "has a platform given to him by God to speak to this world; he has a duty to teach obedience by his actions and words. He refuses to do that because he knows his concert halls would be empty! So, he teaches you to sin and rebel against God's commandments." please keep in mind Justin Bieber is a 16yr old child/Pop Idol. He is not a Baptist either.

By now you may ask yourself what the Baptist church website address is because you might want to check out what the heck there ranting about??
WestBoro Baptist church website address is godhatesfags.com are they openly supported and backed by the Baptist? if you are curious as I was and want to read more about Westboro en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westboro_Baptist_Church

[claddaghlass]

While I don't care for Justin Bieber I want to say to these folks "He's just a kid!"

People with that type of fantacial mindset, regardless of religion or beliefs, are downright frightening.

[GypsyMoon]

That is the way I feel also.
I would also like to add being in Los angeles working at the studios I also know kids like Justin Bieber or when Brittney spears was a kid and stuff these children really have no control over what they sing or do.. They have the Parents and the Managers and the Agents and the PR groups working these kids and gathering the money as they go.
It is safe to say Justin Bieber 16yr old child really might not know completly about what these songs he sings even suggests. Justin also Grabbed his crotch in a concert like Micheal Jackson used to. Alot of people seen it as something this child did on his own merit not comprehending he is a choreographer showing him how.
I cannot understand why this church would want a child to represent them. More so a child who doesnt even share there same beliefs.

[claddaghlass]

I have heard that the parents and agents really have a lot of power over what the kids do and don't do. I know some of them have to sign contracts to not do such and such a thing until they're at least legal age.

That is a good question about the church wanting him to represent them when he doesn't share the same beliefs. There's probably plenty of good singers or talented artists in the church that are adults. Why not use one of them?