Oh, so that's why the tragic murder took place on that bus in Winnipeg. God did it on purpose. It's so great to be able to make perfect sense of seemingly senseless and random acts of violence.

A fundamentalist church group from the U.S. has announced it plans to picket the funeral of Tim McLean Jr. in Winnipeg, declaring, "God is punishing Canada."

Led by pastor Fred Phelps, the Westboro Baptist Church from Kansas issued a release saying they would picket McLean's funeral this weekend.

Phelps' daughter, Shirley Phelps-Roper, said about seven church members are expected to come to Winnipeg. "What we're doing is trying to connect dots," Phelps-Roper told the Winnipeg Sun last night. "We're trying to get you to see that your rebellion against the standards of God, your disobedience to the commandments -- your idols, your false gods, your filthy ways have brought wrath upon your head."

http://www.winnipegsun.com/News/Winnipeg/2008/08/07/6371591-sun.html

Is it okay to feel hatred toward people like this?

(Oh, and the url for the church in question, in case you're interested is godhatesfags [dot] com.  Wow, feel the love.)