Lie Down With Dogs

Get up with fleas as the old saying goes. The ACLU is suing the state of Missouri on behalf of the Westboro cult. They contend that a ban on picketing at funerals passed by Missouri lawmakers is unconstitutional on freedom of religion and freedom of speech grounds.

The church and the Rev. Fred Phelps say God is allowing troops, coal miners and others to be killed because the United States tolerates gay men and lesbians.

Missouri lawmakers were spurred to action after members of the church protested in St. Joseph, Mo., last August at the funeral of Army Spec. Edward L. Myers.

The law bans picketing and protests "in front of or about" any location where a funeral is held, from an hour before it begins until an hour after it ends. Offenders can face fines and jail time.

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ACLU To Fred Phelps' Rescue

We have yet another reason to despise the American Civil Liberties Union. They have decided to act on behalf of the "Reverend" Fred Phelps and his gang of gay-baiting haters, claiming that a Missouri law that bans picketers at military funerals violates their right to free speech:

A Kansas church group that protests at military funerals nationwide filed suit in federal court, saying a Missouri law banning such picketing infringes on religious freedom and free speech.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit Friday in the U.S. District Court in Jefferson City, Mo., on behalf of the fundamentalist Westboro Baptist Church, which has outraged mourning communities by picketing service members' funerals with signs condemning homosexuality. ...

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Contributed by Bill Faith on July 23, 2006 at 01:18 PM in Bill Faith, Caring about our troops | Permalink

Comments

Posted by: patch

The Reverend? Phelps was a big supporter of the Clinton-Gore administration in the 1990s.

Don't have the links, but there are various pictures available on the internet showing Al Gore and the Reverend together.

I notice the LameStream Media doesn't bring that relationship up, but if Phelps were a Republican...WooHoo!

Posted by: patch | Jul 23, 2006 3:54:00 PM

Posted by: Lisa Gilliam

This fraud already has a law suit against his group,and I hope they win against him,now I'm waiting for them to sue the hell out of the ACLU.It is time for those dangerous busybodies to be put out of business.

Posted by: Lisa Gilliam | Jul 23, 2006 4:28:02 PM