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March 21, 2009

Church Plans to Protest at Richardson's Funeral

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Members of a Topeka, Kansas Baptist church say they are traveling to Millbrook, NY to protest actress Natasha Richardson's funeral.

The Poughkeepsie Journal reports the Westboro Baptist Church posted its plans on their website. They say they're picketing because Richardson supported research for a cure for AIDS. The small Kansas church has protested schools, colleges, churches, and other funerals.

Richardson became a speaker and activist in the fight against AIDS after her father, producer/director Tony Richardson, died from the disease in 1991. The actress also served on the board of trustees for the American Foundation for AIDS Research.

On Friday, local police said they are preparing for traffic and crowds for the funeral on Sunday. First Sgt. Eddie Moore tells the Journal, "We intend to be a presence in the area."

Richardson and husband Liam Neeson were residents of New York's Hudson Valley for more than 15 years. The couple married in 1994 at their Town of Washington home, about 85 miles outside of New York City.


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Ok, I have so much I can say about this. I thought out of everyone, good church going people would be the less likely to picket A FUNERAL. It’s disrespectful and cruel to the family. Plus, Natasha had a right to fight against AIDS. There is a right time and wrong time to picket something that you believe in and sorry, but at Natasha Richardson’s Funneral is certainly a bad time. Have a little respect will you?


- Katie
Posted 03/21/09 01:15 PM
 

IF THESE PROTESTORS, EVEN WERE TRUE CHRISTIANS, THEY WOULD NOT BE PROTESTING.

DURING A FUNERAL, THAT IS TOTALLY WRONG.

THEY SHOULD BE PRAYIN FOR THE FAMILY.

WHAT HYPOCRITES THESE PROTESTORS ARE.

PROTESTORS, GOD IS WATCHING YOU AND KNOWS WHO THE GUILY ONES ARE, IT’S YOU PROTESTORS

WHAT A HORRIBLE THING TO DO WHEN THE FAMILY IS MOURNING.

TOO BAD I CAN’T BE THERE, I’D SMACK THEM ALL, ONE BY ONE. WHAT CRISTIAN BARBARIANS YOU ARE.


- WHAT CRISTIAN BARBARIANS YOU ARE.
Posted 03/21/09 12:23 PM
 

How can these people possibly consider themselves Christian? First, they object to research to find a cure for a disease, then they want to disrupt a funeral, annoy grieving family and friends, and stretch the public safety resources of a small town. These people are NOT Christian.


- Susan
Posted 03/21/09 12:07 PM
 

If those people come to new york to protest,everyone of them should be arrested,that’s ashame that liam neeson has lost his wife,and i am pretty sure he is going thru hell right now and for a long time to come, and people are protesting because she care about doing something about aids,and we wonder why the united states is going thru what it is,its because people are just plan stupied.and to think that these are church people,i know God is looking down on the united states and shaking his head in shame.


- elainebrooks
Posted 03/21/09 11:55 AM
 


These churches that have nothing better to do then make families more miserable at their time of grief make me so angry. Two soldiers died a few years ago, and I think the same church came to picked their families time..They make me sick..


- stephanie
Posted 03/21/09 11:53 AM

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