The highly controversial Westboro Baptist Church has announced plans to picket this Sunday’s memorial service for ex-Black Sabbath singer Ronnie James Dio in Los Angeles. “This rebel had a God-given platform – for decades – which he should have utilized to publish the truth of God,” the WBC declared in a press release. “Instead, he used that platform – for decades – to teach rebellion against God, in the form glorifying atheism, promoting the devil horn hand sign & other such idolatries.

http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/05/24/ronnie-james-dio-westboro-picket/

In my opinion I have several problems with this. Although their personal opinion of the man Ronnie Dio doesn't agree with their impression of what a man should be (although they will tell you its God's impression)... there are still people that love the man, and their tactics are doing more harm than good for the cause of Christ.

Particulary, God says through the prophet Ezekial Say to them, 'As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live" -- He takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked (I'm not judging Ronnie as wicked) this misguided church actually "thanks God" for the man's death, which would completely be contradicting how God feels about the situation.