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Westboro Baptist Church to 'Quadruple' Funeral Protests After RulingLeaders of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church today vowed to "quadruple" the number of protests at military funerals around the country following a Supreme Court ruling that the displays are protected under the First Amendment. ... read more
Free speech for Westboro Baptist
The ruling today in favor of the noxious Westboro Baptist Church's protest near a military funeral was a simple one from the standpoint of freedom of speech, which is why only one justice dissented. The only hard part is that it requires us to tolerate ... read more
Westboro's 'Church of Hate' Leader Once Championed Civil Rights
But in the beginning, Phelps, now the 80-year-old pastor of the infamous Westboro Baptist Church, had a very different cause -- civil rights. Before the bombastic, Kansas-based preacher began picketing high-profile funerals with signs like, ... read more