Westboro Baptist Church Still Stupid, "Thank[s] God For Dead Soldiers"

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So I was reading TIME today - my copy of Shiny Things Inc. was back-ordered - and I past by this article. 'Cause the site won't show it in it's entirety, here's a different link:

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What happened is that Albert Snyder's son, Matthew Snyder died in Iraq. When Matthew's body was brought back home, he had his funeral. The funeral route - the route the hearse takes to the cemetery - was plagued with a few protestors, each holding up signs like "God Hates Fags," and "Thank God For 9/11" - included among the protestors was a thirteen year old girl. These were people who flew over 1,000 miles to do this.

Matthew Snyder is not gay. However, the protestors are not protesting gays in the military - they're protesting against Americans continued acceptance of gay people. They're saying that God is punishing America for it.

Mr. Snyder, a little upset that people shouted that his son was going to hell during his funeral, sued the protestors. That link is to the court transcript. This one is to a story on the trial.

Snyder sued for emotional distress, while Westboro Baptist maintained a defence of free speech. Guess what - Westboro won:

Now, more than four years after his son died in a Humvee accident in Iraq, Snyder's legal battle is headed to the Supreme Court. And his tireless efforts have drawn support from across the country, including a wave of donations after he was ordered to pay the church's court costs – a $16,500 judgment that the congregation plans to use for more protests.

Well, Snyder won first - gaining a large sum in the millions of dollars, if I remember the TIME article correctly. But Westboro appealed, and won. The good news is that the fee has been paid more than full by supporters of Snyder and haters of the baptist church.

What the fuck. Terry Jones wants to burn qurans, and Westboro supporters are holding up signs saying "Thank God For 9/11."

There's just no words to describe the evil of the Phelps clan: