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Old 08-20-1999, 11:06 AM
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Check out what's happened to this website.

[html]www.godhatesfags.com[/html]

Pretty funny...
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Old 08-20-1999, 11:07 AM
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Hmmm...guess I still haven't figured out these darn codes. I'll try again.

www.godhatesfags.com
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Old 08-20-1999, 11:21 AM
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Oh my.....::loud cheering:: Thanks for posting this, katmandu. I'm amused.
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Old 08-20-1999, 11:24 AM
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These people (please don't call them "Christians"- that means "Christ-like" and they definately aren't) seem to have forgotten one vital scripture reference:

"...God is love" 1 John 4:8. The beginning of that verse is interesting. It says "He that loveth not knoweth not God, for God is love". I think that sums it up pretty well.
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Old 08-20-1999, 11:49 AM
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::snort:: This is the best!

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Old 08-20-1999, 11:56 AM
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I'd give good money to see the reaction of some people who, say, had it set as their homepage....

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Old 08-20-1999, 11:57 AM
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I can't visit the site from work... what happened?
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Old 08-20-1999, 11:58 AM
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Now, if only someone could deal with the Father's Manifesto page and the Chick Tracts page. Any interested hackers out there?
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Old 08-20-1999, 01:06 PM
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Here's the story:
http://www.wired.com/news/news/polit...ory/21351.html
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Old 08-20-1999, 01:52 PM
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Perfect. There is a certain amount of justice attached to this. Phelps.....what a wierdo. Sad to be so full of hate.
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Old 08-20-1999, 02:09 PM
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Thanks for the info, Topolino. I love a good hack; but I would have preferred it if they had lost control through their own mistakes, rather than subterfuge. Maybe we'll find out who really did it (and how) later. Of course, if *I* had that kind of power, there are all sorts of websites I'd like to reroute. ::evil laugh::

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Old 08-20-1999, 02:53 PM
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Here's the InterNIC whois info still reflects Westboro Baptist Church. You can see it by going to allwhois.com and pulling up the domain.

This means that the switch must have been pulled on the hosting provider level. Either the domain has been pointed in the name servers zone record, or, a cgi script or meta refresh is being forced off the index.html page.

I hope it stays that way. :-)

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Old 08-20-1999, 04:28 PM
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Ohmigod, Katmandu. Thanks so much for posting this. This has been the funniest, happiest news I've seen in a long time.
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Old 08-20-1999, 04:31 PM
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Anyone care to bet that, within one month, they start a related website called godhateshackers.com?
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Old 08-20-1999, 04:36 PM
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Oh my, that is one of the coolest bits of news I've heard recently. Love it!
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Old 08-20-1999, 10:26 PM
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Something in me says that godhateshackers.com wouldn't be a very good idea...
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Old 08-21-1999, 12:07 AM
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Auraseer, it's become "godlovesfags.com".

I'd like to know what happened, though. The domain name could have been snatched away if the original owner didn't renew in time, which is fine with me; but if they did anything underhanded to get it I would be disappointed. The people at godlovesfags say they're not sure how it happened.

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Old 08-21-1999, 12:09 AM
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Well, that certainly didn't last long enough. The hatemongers got the site back.
It was a nice try by whoever forged all the info.
I am sure that wasn't the first, nor the last time they will be hit.

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Old 08-21-1999, 12:14 AM
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Owned by the Baptist Church?
Just give em a Ping
Nuff said:

Registrant:
Westboro Baptist Church (GODHATESFAGS-DOM)
P.O. Box 913
Newport, NH 03773
US

Domain Name: GODHATESFAGS.COM

Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
Haight, Kris (KH2205) khaight@SUGAR-RIVER.NET
603-867-5309
Billing Contact:
Haight, Kris (KH2205) khaight@SUGAR-RIVER.NET
603-867-5309
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Old 08-24-1999, 03:41 AM
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From the news article posted above:

"Kris Haight of Newport, New Hampshire, who has run the godlovesfags.com site for about six months, said he received an anonymous email Monday night saying to "pay close attention to the godshatesfags.com Internic information over the next few days." The next thing he knew, control of godshatesfags.com was his, through no action of his own."

Maybe it was God?

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Old 09-02-1999, 01:57 PM
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Satan, I understand Phelps is blaming it on you!
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Old 09-02-1999, 02:26 PM
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It's back to Phelps again, BTW. godlovesfags.com gave back the domain name, which was a fine thing for them to do. Makes Phelps look even more like an ass. I did enjoy it's brief transformation, though.

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Old 09-02-1999, 04:01 PM
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I more scared about his other site, www.godhatesamerica.com

holy shit!!!!!
some one call the ATF and burn down his house!
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Old 09-02-1999, 04:39 PM
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The funniest thing about Mr. "godhatesfags" Phelps is, he fits his own definition of "fag." In his FAQ, he says he uses the word "fag" because it means "one who fuels a fire." By that definition, Phelps is a "fag," because he's "fueling a fire" of hatred and bigotry. Does God hate you, Mr. Phelps? I'd say it's a pretty logical conclusion to come to, even though *his* definition of "fag" and the rest of the world's definition of it (except in Britain) don't match in the least.
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Old 09-02-1999, 04:46 PM
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When I say *his* definition in the above post, I mean Phelps's, not God's.
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Old 09-02-1999, 11:58 PM
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So the site control was returned to Phelps? I wonder how Phelps (I refuse to use the term reverend for someone I don't revere) felt about that Christian act. I mean, it's not like he's ever committed a Christian act himself.

Cheers!
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