I first learned of this story from my favorite blog, Joe.My.God, when I know better how to cross/index/link, he'll be here.
Meanwhile, from CNN...
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/31/funeral.protest/
"A federal jury in Baltimore, Maryland, Wednesday awarded $10.9 million to a father of a Marine whose funeral was picketed by members of a fundamentalist church carrying signs blaming soldiers' deaths on America's tolerance of homosexuals."
"Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church -- which has no connections with any mainstream Baptist organizations -- are longtime anti-gay protesters.
"Before launching their protests at the funerals of American troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, they routinely picketed the funerals of gay people and those who died of AIDS."
My thoughts...
Shirley Phelps-Roper...a fundamentalist who wouldn't take her husband's last name...?
Protesting AIDS funerals vs protesting veterans funerals...wtf?
A handful of people holding day-glow signs protesting a funeral can get you national attention, while hundreds of people protesting this war is quickly overlooked...
Archetype study...this organization opportunistically hops on any hot-topic/sore subject, and mocks it. They feed like vampires off anything that is actually making news (or should be making news...veteran deaths don't seem to be reported on much at the moment) in order to become part of the news...Fred Phelps "This will elevate me to something important." They're kinda like dependent bouffon's...their views and actions are so extreme that they alienate anyone who might remotely support them...martyr complex...?
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