Ronnie James Dio's widow Wendy has called for fans to “turn the other cheek” at Westboro Baptist Church's planned protest at the rockers memorial service on Sunday (May 30).
The right-wing church in Kansas, infamous for its hatred of homosexuals, released a sickening statement last week announcing that they are picketing at Dio's funeral as he was a “Satan-worshipper” who “encouraged violence.”
Denouncing their plans, Wendy Dio said: "Ronnie hates prejudice and violence. We need to turn the other cheek on these people that only know how to hate someone they didn't know. We only know how to love someone we know!"
Westboro Baptist Chruch, who have the URL of Godhatesfags.com, is led by the minister Fred Phelps who has previously claimed that terrorist attacks and natural disasters are God's revenge for a society that tolerates homosexuality.
Part of the church's warped beliefs is that they have the “duty to protest and picket at certain events, including funerals, to promote their religious message.”
Ronnie James Dio's Widow Calls For Fans To Ignore Westboro Baptist Church Protest
May 25, 2010
by Scott Colothan
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- these people are complets idiots, that hide behind religion and cant accept that they are the evil ones . they read evil in to everything and really they should look at thier own thoughts instead of using religion as an excuse. god rest Ronnie
- Kill Fred Phelps!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF1IcS2f1Ds
- I,m a minister in training in Scotland and these so called christians really boil my blood.I had the fortune to see Dio at the Glasgow barrowlands and the man rocked the place Rest in peace old Friend.
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- Westboro Baptist Chruch is the true church of the Devil, whereas Ronnie James Dio was not just a great singer but, by all accounts, a great human being too. If there is a God, then he'll be welcoming Ronnie with open arms and hopefully Fred Phelps and his sick friends will be the ones who'll die in the flames of Hell. Peace & love to Ronnie's spirit and to his grieving family and friends...
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