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Anonymous Takes Down Westboro Baptist Church Website During Live Interview

by Amar Toor on February 25, 2011 at 11:15 AM

Say what you will about Anonymous, but it's hard to deny that the group has a flair for the dramatic. Yesterday, the collective ambushed one of the Westboro Baptist Church's websites, during a live joint interview on 'The David Pakman Show' of a WBC member and an Anonymous member. Throughout the segment, a member of Anonymous went back and forth with an incomprehensibly annoying church representative before finally deciding to bombard the site in mid-interview. "Despite having had the capability to hack your sites previously, we chose not to and instead responded maturely to your threats, but you have not respected this," reads a message plastered across the site.

Anonymous's announcement comes at about the 8:30 mark.

Tags: anonymous, anonymous+westboro+baptist+church, anonymouswestborobaptistchurch, attack, hacker, hacktivists, interview, security, top, Web, westboro, westboro+baptist+church, WestboroBaptistChurch

via: BoingBoing
source: SC Magazine

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__smooth__Feb 25th 2011 12:52PM

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"...she reports how no one can shut her up" as a opposed to "how one can not shut her up"

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Jason McElweenieFeb 25th 2011 3:14PM

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I love Anonymous

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DaveFeb 25th 2011 5:18PM

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Pride is the rot of all sin.

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StuartFeb 27th 2011 4:59PM

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annonymous is pretty cool

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OsirisMar 10th 2011 11:53PM

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I wish i knew how to find out more information about anonymous. And all of this religious propaganda that has sprouted up recently is only because the effectiveness of the scare tactics they used for so long, no longer work. Weak minded people hide behind religion. I'm not saying faith is bad. But don't be blind. This bitch is as bad as the catholics who were blowing up the abortion clinics and the pieces of shit picketing the military funerals.

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ChrisApr 20th 2011 7:55PM

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@Osiris Actually, she is a member of the church that pickets military funerals and probably pickets abortion clinics, too... Westboro Baptist.

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brianmike99May 13th 2011 7:29AM

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JMar 11th 2011 12:53PM

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Shirley is as confused as to what the Scriptures of God really says as a cockroach in a tin can rolling down a hill. She no more has a relationship with the God of the Bible or with His Son, Jesus Christ. How can I "judge" them, you ask? Jesus himself said you will know them by their fruit they bear - a good tree cannot bear corrupt fruit and likewise a corrupt tree cannot bear good fruit. The fruit they are producing is rotten to the core!!

I do hope others will remember that these people are not true Christians - they are using the name "Christian" to try to put some legitimacy to their organization and their sick agenda. By doing the acts they are doing, they are committing sins and Jesus said if you're guilty of breaking the commandments in one area, you're guilty in all areas. If they do not repent and seek the true God of the Bible, they will suffer on judgement day just as much as they say others will. How sad to use a wonderful freedom and to use such a glorious thing as provided by the Lord to spew your hate and filth.

In one previous newscast, one woman was using the U.S. flag to wipe her backside. I say, if that's how they feel, revoke their citizenship and deport them to Afghanistan or Iraq. Let them live elsewhere, maybe then they'll appreciate what they have, and the fear they live in daily just might bring them to the real knowledge of the Lord & Savior Jesus Christ.

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PatrickApr 8th 2011 7:05PM

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i really hate her stupid smile for the entire video

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MadProfessorApr 9th 2011 12:04PM

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Screw her and all of her loud mouth wannabe "Christian" cult friends. People like this are truly the scum of the earth.

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PinguisavisApr 11th 2011 6:07PM

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How come WBC members always have a 32 tooth smile printed on their face all the time?

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flapjackboyApr 15th 2011 5:50AM

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His sins are over NINE THOUSAAAAAANNNNNNDDDDDDD!!!!!

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CaptNemoApr 19th 2011 10:33PM

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I'm glad a woman of God is so forgiving and caring and loving. I'm loving Anon's "9000 sins" comments.

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WynnApr 20th 2011 11:49AM

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The Self-righteous head of WBC disgusts me. She's so certain that God feels the way she feels, she forgets the bible, or is completely blind to the whole "forgive and forget" and how, y'know, Jesus wasn't the most judgmental guy in the world. People like this who use bigotry as a form of faith and discrimination make me feel sorry to be a human. I'm glad Anon gave her the bitch-slap, if I met her face to face I'd be tempted to make it a physical action.

Religion is no reason to tear down other people.

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Boo RadleyApr 21st 2011 10:45PM

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Man I searched the page source for the youtube link and the first one I tried was a rick roll.

Well played, switched.com
Well played indeed.

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chadApr 26th 2011 5:35PM

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this lady is fucking crazy!!!!

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SandburApr 28th 2011 9:06PM

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Thank you Anonymous. An anti-wbc group is on facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Revolt-against-Westboro-Baptist-Church/193745530648766

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abolish.slavery13May 7th 2011 9:54PM

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I am a Christian but i do not agree AT ALL about this church's belief or anything of what this woman has said. i don't know Anonymous's beliefs but i hope they take this church down! haha

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brianmike99May 13th 2011 7:34AM

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