Hacker group Anonymous appears to have singled out its next target – the controvesial anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church in the US.<\/p>\n
An open letter, purporting to be from Anonymous, accused the church of bigotry and fanaticism.<\/p>\n
It warned that Westboro’s websites would be attacked if the congregation did not stop its public protests.<\/p>\n
In a defiant response, the church said it would not be silenced, and urged Anonymous to “bring it”.<\/p>\n
Westboro Baptist Church has been widely condemned for its aggressive anti-gay campaigning.<\/p>\n
A number of US states have passed legislation, banning Westboro’s members from protesting close to military funerals.<\/p>\n
The church’s leader, pastor Fred Phelps, was banned from entering the UK by the Home Office in 2009.<\/p>\n
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