Westboro Baptist Church members have been protesting at funerals again.
The Rev. Fred Phelps, founder of Westboro Baptist in Kansas, contends that American soldiers are being killed in Iraq as vengeance from God for protecting a country that harbors gays. The church, which is not affiliated with a larger denomination, is made up mostly of Phelps' children, grandchildren and in-laws.
The church members carried signs and shouted things such as "God hates fags" and "God hates you."
Isn't there a point where their right to free speech crosses the line and becomes harrassment?
As for their gospel of hate, they may want to reread 1 John 4:8 - He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
Previous related post here.
Posted by marybeth at August 28, 2005 08:49 PM Box of RocksPhelps and his followers have spent time in Lexington in the past.
They protested outside the Catholic Cathedral when the children of two gay men were baptized.
It was a pathetic display.
Thankfully, they got very little to no press coverage of their message of hate.