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Update: How the ‘God Hates Fags’ group’s college talks went

So how did that go? “The Westboro presentation became contentious and occasionally degenerated into a shouting match and dueling Bible verses, but overall it went well,” CMU journalism professor Tim Boudreau tells Romenesko readers. “The church members spoke their minds, but my students also exercised their rights to question, challenge, debate and condemn.” Boudreau, who … Read More
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Media groups side with "God Hates Fags" church in Marine funeral case

Media / Media Industry News : Romenesko (3 years ago)

Stars & Stripes Dow Jones, the Associated Press, New York Times Co. and 19 other media organizations took the Westboro Baptist Church's side in a "friend of the court" brief filed Wednesday with the Supreme Court. They argue that sp... Read Post

‘God Hates Fags’ group to speak to journalism classes

Media / Media Industry News : Romenesko (last year)

Four members of the Westboro Baptist Church members will be speaking Monday to three Central Michigan University journalism classes taught by Prof. Timothy Boudreau. “I try to bring [controversial speakers] in because students routi... Read Post

Hacker Turns Westboro Baptist Church Hate Page Into Donation Site

Technology / Social Media : Mashable (1 hour ago)

The Westboro Baptist Church can add another group to its "hate" list: hackers. The Christian fundamentalist group, notorious for its "God Hates Fags" protests, launched a website on Monday called GodHatesOklahoma.com, just hours aft... Read Post


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