What are the values for Westboro Baptist Church?

Westboro Baptist Church's About Us section can be found here.

This is an analysis of WBC's values vs. my own.

"www.godhatesfags.com" is the first link that appears after a Google search. Knowing about WBC and their extreme methods, I was hyperaware that this has to be their homepage. Their 'About Us' section describes who they are and what their values are--and upon first reading, it seems as if their first value would be to make the world at peace...according to what they deem is a 'peaceful' world. Their picketing style however, disrupts the definition of what peace is--and they seem to not even want the dead to have peace (their 'peaceful' picketing even shows up at funerals of soldiers and homosexuals). According to WBC, they have conducted about 40,000 of these 'sidewalk picketing' demonstrations since 91'--and these include internationally as well. For them, ridding the world of sodomy is the first value and that would give them a sense of world peace as well as family security.

My sense of what I deem important and the ideals that I value in this world are in the complete opposite of what WBC believe. I find it ironic that we both value a world a peace, but for me, that definition means something else. I value a world where people respect one another and don't cause disruptions in the name of 'peace'. Paul Farmer, one of the pioneers for Partners in Health, once found in Haiti a quote that says "The only nation is humanity" back in the early 90s'--and I hold that statement to the highest regard. What WBC does is degrade humanity and unfortunately, that includes themself in the category.

I first and foremest respect whatever opinion WBC holds, I will never see eye to eye or fully understand their reasoning (if they have any), but as a person that is based in logic and holds the value of equality in the highest regard, I would give them an equal right to voice their opinions, but that doesn't mean that I would ever agree with them. I would respectfully listen to them give their side of the argument when it comes to homosexuality, and I will in turn give them my version and hope that they would respect mine as well. However, judging from their outlandish demonstrations, I don't think this peaceful conversation would pan out well--especially if they pulls antics such as holding up colorful signs that say "Aids cure fags"--which is an absurd claim that is wrought with ill-reasoning and contains no scientific backing. I recognize that they value social recognition, but I would uphold my own idea of what social reconition means, and that is the exchange of ideas that is based in an educated and critical manner.