«Coded law is not something like «hate» speech
at military funerals, that we should have to tolerate out of concern for higher values.
«Coded law is not something like «hate» speech
at military funerals, that we must tolerate out of concern for higher values.
If the Westboro Baptist protests
at military funerals is protected speech, then I fail to see how this isn't.
(CNN)- The Supreme Court ruled that a Kansas church whose members travel the country to protest
at military funerals, holding signs that say «Thank God for dead soldiers» and «God blew up the troops,» has a right to continue such demonstrations.
The Court did NOT unanimously uphold Westboro's right to protest
at military funerals.
The incident occurred shortly before 10 a.m. (11 a.m. ET) as members of a small Kansas church that protests
at military funerals and counter-protesters stood nearly a block away from First United Methodist Church during services for Staff Sgt. Michael Bock, 26, who died August 13 in Afghanistan's Helmand province.
Not exact matches
He and his followers
at the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas, made a name for themselves in the 1990s by protesting
at the
funerals of gay people who died of AIDS and, more recently, by protesting
at the
funerals of
military officers.
(CNN)- Fred Phelps - the founding pastor of a Kansas church known for its virulently anti-gay protests
at public events, including
military funerals - has died, the church said Thursday.
A Kansas church that attracted nationwide attention for its angry, anti-gay protests
at the
funerals of U.S.
military members has won its appeal
at the Supreme Court, an issue testing the competing constitutional limits of free speech and privacy.
It's not only
military funerals that they protest
at, they spread their violent hate wherever they can.
should not mean Westboro Baptist Church can picket outside of the private
funerals of dead American
Military men and women because «god hates gay people»... Should not mean you can wear a klan costume
at the BET awards....
Westboro Baptist is not a real church, they are hiding behind the appearance of an organized church, but there are no members besides Fred Phelps family, they do not have a place of worship, their sole purpose is to protest
at funerals, of gay people and members of the
military, which is not protected by the first amendment, it is harassment of people on the worst day of their lives, when they have to bury a loved one.
Last August, L.B. Floyd, who enlisted in the Army
at age 14 with a fake document claiming he was 16, had a
military funeral.
Visitation Wednesday from 3 until 7 p.m.,
Military Honors 4 p.m.,
at Glueckert
Funeral Home, Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Rd. (4 blocks south of Palatine Rd.), Arlington Heights.
The State House, where the
funeral took place has been filled with tears from family, friends, statesmen and even people who never met the late
military officer who was lynched
at Denkyira - Obuasi last week Monday.
Osinbajo, who delivered the president's oration
at the
funeral service, described Adebayo as an officer and a gentleman indeed, saying his
military trajectory was in a way a lesson in Nigeria's history.
-- Petition seeks
military funeral: A petition seeks a full honors
military funeral for Peter Wang, a JROTC cadet
at Stoneman Douglas High who died while helping others to safety during the shooting.
Funeral Mass will be Wednesday, 11:00 am
at Nativity Catholic Church, 5220 Johnson Street, Hollywood followed by burial with
military honors
at South Florida National Cemetery, 6501 South State Road 7, Lake Worth, FL..