The Westboro Baptist Church will not be protesting the funeral of country music legend George Jones. Instead, the Westboro Baptist Church is threatening to picket the Oklahoma City Thunder playoff game in Oklahoma City. According to tweets posted to Twitter on April 30 by Margie J. Phelps, daughter of Fred Phelps and spokesperson of the Westboro Baptist Church, they will be in Oklahoma City. The Westboro Baptist Church stated they would be at Chesapeake Energy Arena between 6 and 8 p.m. It is unknown if they will show up or not at game five of the NBA playoffs between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets. Many people believe that the Westboro Baptist Church makes threats to picket and protest without any actual plans to show up, trying to get media attention.
Despite their current plans, Margie J. Phelps never mention picketing the funeral of George Jones. In the past, they have threatened to protest the public funerals of celebrities. George Jones' funeral could not be more public. It is being held at the Ryman in Nashville and is open to anyone who wants to attend.
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