The targeting
of military funerals I also found very disturbing (partially because I have a spouse in the armed forces).
Not exact matches
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.
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.
Wow, you must have a true calling to see what you consider your maker or maybe just full
of misdirected rage.with either option it seems that the values
of religon in general have been completely overlooked by you.Ill keep this short so you can get ready for your abortion clinic bombings, gay bashing groups and protesting
military funeral's
(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.
This is as absurd as implying that all Christians fully support the actions
of the Westboro Baptist Church, which protests
military funerals.
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.
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.
In line with her own wishes, she will be given a ceremonial
funeral with full
military honours — the same arrangement employed following the death
of the Queen Mother and Princess Diana.
The State Protocol Office, which early on outlined details
of the late officer's
funeral service, indicated that, the deceased will be given a state burial with «full
military honours.
The gunmen, who were dressed in mourning outfit as if they were on a
funeral procession, ambushed the detachment
of the ODS, killed the soldiers and carted away their arms, ammunition and
military gunboat.
Fascinated by the microcosm
of Americana she saw around Hall, Granik checked in with him repeatedly over the course
of several years, as he married a Mexican immigrant, joined a cross-country bike trip from Missouri to Washington D.C., attended a series
of military - veteran
funerals, and more.
The
funeral plans evolve, with the old friends briefly separating and then reconvening, as they then plan to travel with a
military escort, a friend
of the deceased, on a train.
Spouses
of active
military members shouldn't have to worry about the burden
of funeral costs or loss
of income.
The 80 - minute performance included a sculpture
of a smashed - to - smithereens 1967 Chrysler; Barney performing with a dog sitting in a harness on top
of his head; Aimee Mullins, the famous no - legged athlete who co-starred in one
of Barney's epic Cremaster films, outfitted in a full - length glittering silver ball gown on a stretcher atop the car; a small marching band in terrorist masks and what looked like IRA
military uniforms; Barney methodically removing bits
of the car's engine and putting them in these weird
funeral urns; and, last but not least, a gigantic bull garlanded in flowers with its long, huge horns painted gold.
Standouts include Carrie Mae Weems» holographic narrative about race, sex, and politics portrayed by ghostly characters on a burlesque stage; The Propeller Group's video that draws parallels between
funeral practices in Vietnam and New Orleans, along with the collective's sculptures
of tricked - out musical instruments, which were also photographed with members
of Louisiana marching bands; Glenn Kaino's installation
of water tanks that turn
military machines into coral reefs; Jean - Michel Basquiat's paintings and works on paper that reference the cultural legacy
of the Mississippi Delta and the South; Camille Henrot's video exploration
of the universe by way
of the storage rooms
of the Smithsonian Institution; Tavares Strachan's 100 - foot long neon sign declaring «You belong here» from a barge on the Mississippi River; and Andrea Fraser's monologue, in which she recreated a heated debate by New Orleans city council members during a 1991 vote to racially integrate the Mardi Gras krewes — changing her voice and expression as she dynamically alternated between speakers, both black and white.
«Coded law is not something like «hate» speech at
military funerals, that we must tolerate out
of concern for higher values.
The law against disorderly conduct is probably necessary since Westboro Church has taken to protesting
funerals of military men and children killed in natural disasters.
«Coded law is not something like «hate» speech at
military funerals, that we should have to tolerate out
of concern for higher values.
Spouses
of active
military members shouldn't have to worry about the burden
of funeral costs or loss
of income.