"The father of a Marine killed in Iraq took the stand in his invasion of privacy suit against a fundamentalist church that pickets soldiers' funerals, saying protesters carrying signs at his son's burial made him sick to his stomach. Albert Snyder said Wednesday he had hoped for a private funeral for his son, Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder.
Snyder is suing the Westboro Baptist church, whose members have picketed the funerals of military personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, claiming the deaths are punishment for the country's tolerance of homosexuality.
Asked Wednesday about a sign that read "Thank God for dead soldiers," Snyder said he thinks about it daily.
"I see that sign when I lay in bed," Snyder said.
The church's founder and pastor, Fred Phelps, took the stand after Snyder and prompted a strong admonition from Bennett when the pastor said he had not considered whether children would see a sign carried by protesters with the words "Semper Fi Fags" and two stick figures that appear to be engaged in sodomy." -Source
Fred Phelps is nothing more than another freak of nature Moonbat.
What bothers me so much about him continuing his vile disgusting behaviour, is if the left LOVES! our troops so much and adore protesting as well, not to mention their love for all things gay, why have they not come out against one of their own? Why does Cindy Sheehan not scream from the rooftops about how horrible this man and his family are to terrify and hurt badly the parents, friends and families of fallen soldiers?
Oh, that's right... BECAUSE THEY DON'T GIVE A SHIT.
FYI: Phelps has run in various Kansas Democratic Party primaries five times, but has never won. These included races for governor in 1990, 1994, and 1998, receiving about 15% of the vote in 1998.In the 1992 Democratic Party primary for U.S. Senate, Phelps received 31% of the vote Phelps ran for mayor of Topeka in 1993 and 1997.
He even has a list of upcoming "picketing events". I.E. Funerals of our fallen soldiers.
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