Marine’s Father Sues Church for Cheering Son’s Death

October 26, 2007 · Filed Under Hate Speech, Legal News, U.S. News

in funeral Marine’s Father Sues Church for Cheering Son’s Death

Before the March 2006 funeral for Lance Cpl. Matthew A. Snyder, a marine who was killed in Iraq, protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church, a tiny fundamentalist splinter group, picketed the service with signs that read “God Hates You” and “Thank God for Dead Soldiers.”

Albert Snyder, Corporal Snyder’s father, sued the church in United States District Court here, claiming invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

The Westboro protesters, whose church is in Topeka, Kan., frequently picket the funerals of military officials and soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan because church leaders assert that God is killing soldiers to punish America for condoning homosexuality. The lawsuit, which is being tried in Baltimore, is believed to be the first against the church by the family of a fallen serviceman.

I think the members of the Westboro Baptist ~~Church~~ are some of the most despivable humans that have ever walked the earth. Free Speech be damned, this is just not right. I have seen these crazy bastards on TV and they are incredibly hateful and obviously nuts.

The fact that the web address for the Westboro Baptist Church is www.godhatesfags.com tells you everything you need to know about these animals.

-Chris Jones