The Westboro Baptist Church is (Still) Not in Westborough
As the picket-happy church threatens to come to Boston, we thought it's worth clarifying that it has absolutely nothing to do with Westborough.
Editor's Note: This story originally ran in February 2012, when the Westboro Baptist Church was planning to picket Whitney Houston's funeral. We are republishing, lest someone reading about the church's threat to picket at Marathon bombing victims' funerals be confused about where the church is located.
Whatever your politics or religious beliefs, chances are you have heard of the Westboro Baptist Church.
One reader had asked Westborough Patch last year about this church, which she presumed to be in Westborough, MA. However, to be clear, the Westboro Baptist Church is located in the western suburbs of Topeka, KS.
In our poll question today, we want to know how you feel about Westborough, MA sharing a name with the Westboro Baptist Church.
Does it bother you that some people think the Westboro Baptist Church is in Westborough? As a resident of Westborough, have you ever been asked about the Westboro Baptist Church?
(Former Patch editor MaryJo Kurtz contributed the original report.)
Dee Dubleyoo
11:16 am on Friday, February 17, 2012
MaryJo, "cringe" is a perfect word to describe how I feel when there's any mention of this hateful group. There should be a sentence under the "welcome to westborough" signs...like fine print..."We are in no way affiliated with the Westboro Baptist Church."
Corey Foote
12:48 pm on Sunday, February 19, 2012
I love it. I wish WBC really was located in Mass so I could attend Sunday services. I think homosexuality is disgusting and WBC is doing this nation a great service by speaking out against it. I should contact WBC myself to see if I can open up a local chapter from my house. NOTE: I'm being honest here. This comment is not trolling.
John Laurence
11:41 pm on Sunday, February 19, 2012
Corey,
I would hope that you would agree that heterosexuality is equally disgusting when people commit adultery!
Christopher Fields
12:38 pm on Thursday, April 18, 2013
if you are so approving of this "church" please save them the hassle of moving here, please move to Topeka Kansas where they are located.
John O'Brien
4:13 pm on Thursday, April 18, 2013
Hey Corey...have you read your bible lately? Divorce; sex before marriage; children out of wedlock ALL SINS AGAINST GOD BY HETEROSEXUALS!! Who ta hell are YOU to judge ANYONE? I hope you DO start a chapter of Hate at your Hell House. You can bet your sorry hateful butt that it will be gone in less than a month. Or are you so pathetically lonely that you have to troll in order to get attention? Either way, you young lady, are a scumbag and you will get yours on judgement day loser!!!!!
Francis P. Ardito,Sr
2:23 pm on Thursday, April 25, 2013
I'm tired of the Minister of that Kansas church. He is comparable to the Muslims that preach Sharia law. He and the congregation should be ashamed of themselves.