A Bullying Church

      The Westboro Baptist Church is an independent Baptist church known for its extreme stance against homosexuality and its protest activities, which include picketing funerals and desecrating the American flag. The church has been actively involved in the anti-gay movement since at least 1991 when it sought a crackdown on homosexual activity at Gage Park six blocks northwest of the church. In addition to anti-gay protests at military funerals, the organization pickets other celebrity funerals that are likely to get it media attention.

    In 2006, Westboro picketed with banners saying "God hates fags" and "Thank God for dead soldiers" at the Westminster, Maryland, funeral of Matthew Snyder, a U.S. Marine who was also killed in Iraq. Ruling on a subsequent lawsuit filed by Snyder's father, Albert Snyder, the U.S. Supreme Court decided 8–1 that Westboro's actions constituted protected free speech.

Phelps Sr. was quoted as saying, "Our attitude toward what's happening with the war is the Lord is punishing this evil nation for abandoning all moral imperatives that are worth a dime."


The Westboro Baptist Church claims to be Christianiry. They preach specific Bible verses, pretty much to the exclusion of all of the others and without any compassion or common sense. Christians do not do the hateful things that these people do.In Christian theology charity, or love is the greatest of the three theological virtues.I say unequivocally that they are not Christians.
Religion in America has always been caught between supporting American patriotism, portraying God as love, and standing against elements that were deemed immoral and a threat to their interpretations of traditional American values.  This has often created tension because of ancient, doctrinal condemnation of many values that American society today has been growing to accept over the last forty years in the name of human dignity.

Cyberbullying

The term "cyberbullying" was first coined and defined by Bill Belsey, as "the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others."Because of the anonymous properties,the users always don't make clear themselves,relying on nicknames.As a result,the users make use of this feature,can use verbal violence to other users,make the victims' personal information(such as real name) known to the public and so on.

The National Crime Prevention Council reports that cyber-bullying is a problem that affects almost half of all American teens. In September 2006, ABC News reported on a survey prepared by I-Safe.Org. This 2004 survey of 1,500 students between grades 4–8 reported:  42% of kids have been bullied while online. One in four have had it happen more than once. 35% of kids have been threatened online. Nearly one in five had had it happen more than once. 21% of kids have received mean or threatening e-mails or other messages. 58% of kids admit someone has said mean or hurtful things to them online. More than four out of ten say it has happened more than once. 58% have not told their parents or an adult about something mean or hurtful that happened to them online..

http://www.stopbullying.gov/topics/cyberbullying/
http://www.cyberbullying.us/