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According to the official web site of the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) — an independent Baptist church and hate group known for its hatred of homosexuals and its protest activities (which include picketing funerals) — WBC is planning on picketing Ronnie James Dio's public memorial service on Sunday, May 30 at 2:00 p.m. at The Hall Of Liberty located at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, 6300 Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles, California. What will presumably one of WBC's standard "peaceful sidewalk demonstrations" is meant to "remind you who worship that old Serpent, Satan, that your time is very short," according to a post on the "Upcoming Picket Schedule" page of the web site. The post continues, "You know 67 year old, Satan-worshiping (or at least one of their enablers) Ronnie James Dio (of showing his devil horns to the world each time he goes in public) BLACK SABBATH fame is dead, right? We'll be there! Just because the chances of any of God's elect being amongst this group of heavy metal sycophants is slim to none does not mean they should not get some good words."

The post goes on to say, "Yes, it is true that Ozzy Osbourne did 'accidentally' bite off the head of a bat, but THAT is the least of their sins (little nasties!), they currently do not do that, but they throw raw meat to the audience and encourage violence of EVERY FORM!"

The WBC web site then proceeds to list "admitted sins of this now dead and in hell pervert: 1) He hates his neighbor(s) starting with Ozzy Osbourne, and continuing down to his pornography star niece Gen Padova! 2) He hates God. Pay especial attention to the fact that he changed his original sir name from Padova to Dio, which means God in Italian. 3) Ronnie the simpleton enabled, and encouraged Sorceries: everything he was about including the little finger horn thing (he got this from his mother which is an incantation to ward off the 'evil eye') to the drugs, bloody raw meat and his fellowship with those pentagon necklace wearing freakish band members."

The post concludes: "Yes, Ronnie James Padova (NOT DIO) is currently residing in hell. When all those who worship him and his false gods meet him in hell it will be just like this: Isaiah 2:12 For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low: Isaiah 14:11 Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee. Praise God all ye, His people. The Great Day of the Lord draws nigh. AMEN!"

According to CNN.com, the members of the Topeka, Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church filed a legal brief with the high court last year indicating that they "believe it is their duty to protest and picket at certain events, including funerals, to promote their religious message: 'That God's promise of love and heaven for those who obey him in this life is counterbalanced by God's wrath and hell for those who do not obey him.'"

That's it. I'm going to their headquarters.

his surname (not sir name) is padavona, not padova. this gen padova isn't his niece (he was an only child). he took the name dio from a gangster named johnny dio. he got the evil eye sign from his grandmother not his mother. lulz at pentagon necklaces. calling black sabbath "little nasties" is fucking gay. fuck these people.

fight them are u are a pussy

I hope Dio gets up in 7 days and kills them all with his eyebeams.

I'm not going to pretend this is worse or more offensive than protesting the funerals of soldiers, but I'm honestly astonished that no one has made a martyr of themselves and done to these people what needs to be done.

i'm surprised no one has killed any of these fuckers at one of the military funeral protests. if my kid had just been killed at war and these shitbags showed up at the funeral, i'd go shithouse on them.

I hope they show up, It's gonna be funny to see when these assholes get their asses kicked.

Seriously? Seven posts and not one "fight them or u are a pussy" / Chinatown reference?

You're getting slow in your old age, RTTP.

what?

i think an appearance of the "fight david the gnome or you're a pussy" picture would make up for this egregious oversight.

I've got the 1st David the Gnome episode on VHS somewhere. Remember? He was naked and taking a bath when you first see him.

Fap fap fap fap

Thems fighting wuuuurds!

We should protest the funerals of all the people in this church when they die.

I have a feeling this won't go well.

this will not go well, especially with angry and sad metalheads.

we should dig them out of their graves and shit in their mouths

Can't believe no one didn't catch the pentagon apparently being a satanic image. lol

Seconded.