While we hate to draw attention to hate groups that obviously seek it, music fans deserve to know that the lovely people at the infamous Westboro Baptist Church has stated intentions to picket at the funeral of Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman in a recent tweet:
Hanneman passed away this past Thursday due to liver failure. He was 49 years old.
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RT @DyingScene: Westboro Baptist Church to picket Jeff Hanneman funeral: http://t.co/Kiq79Yexpr
they apparently have never met slayer fans
Huge mistake!
Going to be hilarious.
As hilarious as a funeral can be.
Yeah…
Good luck with that, WBC…
RT @DyingScene: Westboro Baptist Church to picket Jeff Hanneman funeral: http://t.co/Kiq79Yexpr
I’m suspecting that’s not gonna go well for the WBC.
Like this because its gonna be epic! Talk abt a bad day for wbc
These people are assholes, plain and simple.
RT @DyingScene: Westboro Baptist Church to picket Jeff Hanneman funeral: http://t.co/Kiq79Yexpr
@DyingScene wrong funeral for a bunch of backwood bible thumping morons to picket.
Finally those “people” are going to die!
Holy shit, I’m crying. This could be the death of Fred Phelps.
RT @DyingScene: Westboro Baptist Church to picket Jeff Hanneman funeral: http://t.co/Kiq79Yexpr
Maybe the other guys from the band will show up and give e’m all tinitus…