Editing Westboro Baptist Church (section)

===Views on homosexuality===
The church is noted for its rampant anti-homosexual rhetoric and [[Gay Bashing|gay bashing]] and runs numerous web sites such as GodHatesFags.com, GodHatesAmerica.com, and others expressing condemnation of homosexuality.<ref name = WBC></ref>

The group bases its work on the belief expressed by its best known slogan and the address of its primary web site, God Hates Fags, asserting that every tragedy in the world is linked to homosexuality—specifically society's increasing tolerance and acceptance of the so-called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexual_agenda homosexual agenda]. The group maintains that God hates those who engage in homosexual activity above all other kinds of "sinners" and that homosexuality should be a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment capital crime].

Their views on homosexuality are partially based on teachings found in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Testament Old Testament], specifically [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviticus Leviticus] 18:22 and 20:13, which they interpret to mean that homosexual behavior is detestable, and that homosexuals should be put to death.