On Oct. 6, the US Supreme Court takes up a case examining whether members of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., went too far when they staged a protest at a fallen marine’s funeral in Maryland. The demonstrators hoisted signs proclaiming: “You Are Going to Hell” and “Thank God for Dead Soldiers.”
Fred Phelps, pastor of the Westboro church, has made a career out of using blunt and offensive statements to try to shock Americans into joining his crusade against gay rights. His followers show up at military funerals and announce that God is killing American soldiers for the sins of the country. Funeralgoers are urged to repent… or else.
Read the full story in the Christian Science Monitor.
