It seems that so-called Preacher John Phelps and his band of rag a muffins are at it again.. You may remember that earlier this year the hate-mongers from the Westboro Baptist church of Topeka Kansas picketed the funeral of a Marine who was KIA.
The Parents called the police and had them removed, they sued for 1st Amendment Rights, and won. The Parents of the fallen Marine had to pay thousands of dollars to this yahoo.
My feelings for these idiots is no mystery.. I detest anybody who harms or tarnish's a military funeral, or hurt a grieving family.. I hope You all will sound off with me against this atrocity, because they are at it again
This time it seems they plan to boycott the funeral of Elizabeth Edwards, wife of Senator John Edwards. Elizabeth recently lost her six-year struggle with Breast Cancer. And now because of her views on Homosexuality her funeral in Raliegh, N.C. will be targeted by the WBC.
WBC came to national awareness in 1998 after the group picketed the funeral of Matthew Shepard, who was beaten to death for being gay. The group pickets every day in the Topeka area, and travels nationally to picket events that are likely to get widespread coverage. Westboro officials claim to have held over 41,000 protests since 1991, picketing events ranging from military funerals to high school theater productions.
Last year, the group picketed Michael Jackson's funeral and released a recording called "God Hates the World" to the tune of "We Are the World," a charity song that Jackson sang on.
I wrote Get a Grip on these so called church goers after the Snyder incident
"The US Supreme Court is set to hear a high-stakes battle over free speech on Wednesday in an appeal filed by the father of a US Marine killed in Iraq who claims his son’s funeral in 2006 was disrupted and ruined by an antigay protest
Albert Snyder had won a $5 million jury verdict against the Rev. Fred Phelps and members of his Westboro Baptist Church for intentional infliction of emotional distress and violating the sanctity of the funeral of his son, Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder. But the judgment was later reversed by a federal appeals court panel that ruled that despite the offensive nature of the protests conducted by the Westboro members, their activities were protected by the First Amendment.
Mr. Phelps is well-known nationally for his fire-and-brimstone opposition to homosexuality. Since 2005, he and members of his Topeka, Kansas-based church have organized protests at military funerals of service members who are not gay in an effort to attract public attention to their cause.
The group believes that God hates homosexuality and is punishing America for its growing acceptance of gay rights by killing US troops overseas.
Family members and others at military funerals have complained about the protests. But Phelps and his supporters insist they have a constitutional right to carry their message to the people at the funerals.
“Snyder had one (and only one) opportunity to bury his son and that occasion has been tarnished forever,” wrote Mr. Snyder’s lawyer, Sean Summers of York, Pa., in his petition urging the high court to take up the case. “Snyder deserved better. Matthew deserved better. A civilized society deserved better.”
Now WBC is going to N.C. but there is word that a human buffer chain is going to be in place to prevent these clowns from disrupting another grieving family.
What is going on in this world when a so called church spreads hate?
On Oct 30, 2010 a group protected the funeral of Pfc Dylan Reid, and they plan to do the same with Elizabeth Edwards. People who dont even know her plan to help stop the WBC Protest... With signs like "God Hates You", " God Loves Dead Soilders" there will be a show down , between what I call good and evil (WBC).
I recently learned that there is a Facebook move on to counter act ever protest by the WBC.
To the Westboro Baptist Church group. I think the only t5hing that you are missing are the white sheets and burning cross, to complete your campaign.
I hold no ill will against Gay's, I have two family members who are. I Thank God for the military fighting for my freedom.
You Mr. Phelps are protesting against everything that I believe, and that is FREEDOM of CHOICE..
When they pass and stand in
front of their maker, I wonder how strong their beliefs will be then??
Sound off if you agree with me..........
Levi Moore
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