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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: Ptarmigan on April 05, 2008, 04:57:10 PM
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Westboro Church Faces Lien On Church Building
Apr 5, 2008 1:35 pm US/Eastern
WJZ
BALTIMORE (WJZ) ― A controversial church that demonstrates at soldiers' funerals may soon have a lien placed on its church building after losing a civil suit.
Suzanne Collins reports the father of a Maryland Marine says he sued the Westboro Baptist Church to prevent any other grieving military family from hearing its hateful rhetoric. The Topeka, Kan. church claims soldier deaths are due to God's wrath over homosexuality. Snyder won a $5 million judgment against the church.
"The only way they're gonna stop is hit 'em where it hurts, in the wallet," said Albert Snyder, the soldier's father.
Full Article (http://wjz.com/local/westboro.lien.church.2.692125.html)
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In the meantime, they protest at another funeral.
Fred Phelps' protestors expected at Young funeral (http://www.lsjournal.com/articles/2008/04/04/news/02phelps.txt)
They live up to their name as America's Most Hated Family. Now, they are losing. Good riddance to bad rubbish. :evillaugh:
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Great ruling, great result.
This isn't about Free Speech, it is about Harassment.
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Excellent news! :)
It's nice to see them get what they deserve.
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Excellent. Let's hope their hateful little house of cards keeping falling.
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Stick it to them .
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Couldn't have happened to a more deserving groups aof asswipes!