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The Collector
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The Collector asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 8 years ago

What would happen if the Westboro Baptist Church was designated a hate group?

What would happen if the Westboro Baptist Church was designated a hate group?????

I mean seriously, they don't exactly have a stellar reputation. Would there be a change to their tax situation (currently they are taxed like all other churches)? It makes no since to me. I could join the American Nazi Party right now, if I wanted to, and I would be breaking no laws, they even have a website... http://www.americannaziparty.com/faq.php

Just to be clear, I do not support the Westboro Baptist Church, I just don't see what the government designating them as a hate group would do, the Southern Poverty Law Center and most other organizations already designate them as that. Would something else happen if the Feds declared them a hate group? Would it change their tax status? Would it give law enforcement more leeway in their investigations? Would it change anything, other than giving them an arbitrary status they would probably ignore anyways?

Update:

Currently there is a petition on the White House's website to designate it a hate group... The reason I'm asking is because I'm wondering if the White House does name it a hate group, or congress, or the FBI, or whoever, does name it a hate group, what would it do? Would it be a purely political thing or would it actually do something?

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  • John W
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    I think that would violate the separation of church and state

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Who would be the designater?

    The groups you mentioned are the REAL hate groups.

    That government has no business designating anyone hate group.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Because they make Christians look bad. In the mind of the jews this is a good thing.

    why is it that when you type the word jew in any form on this site it gets underlined like a misspelling????I smell censorship...or maybe being put on a list???

  • Di
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Well they are hateful but then so is the REv. Jeremiah Wright.

    It's a tough call, but if it applies to one group bashing the US and some of its citizens, then it should apply to all groups.

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