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Westboro Baptist Church announced its plan to picket the funerals of those killed in the Boston Marathon bombing. Anonymous responded by taking over the Westboro Baptist Church Facebook page, where they have been posting things like this:<\/p>\n

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News at the intersection of Christianity and Star Trek: The Next Generation always deserves a mention here.<\/p>\n

UPDATE: Apparently Anonymous has long held the Westboro Baptist Church Facebook page, in an example of \u201cbrandjacking.\u201d Well played on their part!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Westboro Baptist Church announced its plan to picket the funerals of those killed in the Boston Marathon bombing. Anonymous responded by taking over the Westboro Baptist Church Facebook page, where they have been posting things like this: News at the intersection of Christianity and Star Trek: The Next Generation always deserves a mention here. 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