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"&lt;img src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/09/02/0902-red-state-composite-ex-credit.jpg\" alt=\"0902_red_state_composite_ex\" /&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Westboro Baptist Church &lt;/strong&gt;has set its hateful sights on the movie, \"&lt;strong&gt;Red State&lt;/strong&gt;\" -- which will be released in theaters later this month -- calling director&lt;strong&gt; &lt;a href=\"http://smodcast.com/\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;Kevin Smith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; \"a God-hating clown.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Church spokesperson says, \"God hates fags, God hates fag enablers, therefore God hates Kevin Smith.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The movie puts the spotlight on a fanatical church whose members kill \"sinners\" -- many say it bares a resemblance to Westboro.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As for Kevin Smith -- he's unfazed by Westboro's promise to disrupt the movie release.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Smith tells TMZ, \"Well Jesus told ME he loved 'Red State.'&amp;#160; He said it makes up for 'Cop Out.'&amp;#160; He also said neither He nor His Heavenly Father have any affiliation with the Westboro Baptist Church.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Smith has more to say about God ... \"He loves all the 'Dark Knight' footage he's seen so far on TMZ.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Smith also wants Westboro to know, \"'Red State' &lt;a href=\"http://www.coopersdell.com/\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;is available now on VOD&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Check out our recent TMZ Live interview with the director himself below:&lt;br /&gt; {{tmz_video_0}} &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- relatedlinks --&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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