Military Funeral Protests

Illinois Expanding Ban On Military Funeral Protests

Posted 10.14.2011

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Though similar measures have been ruled unconstitutional by federal judges, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn said he will sign a bill that bans protests ne...

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Bill Would Limit Military Funeral Protests

Posted 06.25.2011

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By Kevin Eckstrom Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill that would make it harder for protes...

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Oregon Debates New Funeral-Protest Bill

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Michelle Cole Religion News Service SALEM, Ore. -- A day after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right of an anti-gay church to picket funerals, O...

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Sarah Palin's Narcissism Feeds Her Constitutional Incompetence

Bob Cesca | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bob Cesca

Palin, who has repeatedly botched the meaning of the First Amendment, had the audacity to school eight of the nine Supreme Court justices, including the very conservative chief justice, on the First Amendment.

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What Westboro Baptist Got Right

Clay Farris Naff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Clay Farris Naff

It seems to me that, since we must live with Westboro, we may as well learn something from it. Can a church that preaches savage hatred really have anything to teach us? Yes.

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Zach Parker, High School Senior, Writes Bill To Ban Military Protests

Posted 05.25.2011

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Zach Parker learned just weeks ago in his senior history class about bans on military funeral protests in 40 states nationwide. When given an assignme...

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Judge Sides With Westboro Church On Flag Mutilation At Military Funerals

AP | TIMBERLY ROSS | Posted 05.25.2011

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OMAHA, Neb. — A federal judge overturned Nebraska's ban on flag mutilation Thursday, clearing the way for Kansas church protesters to continue t...

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Fred Phelps' "God Hates Fags" Message: Is it Free Speech?

John W. Whitehead | Posted 05.25.2011

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John W. Whitehead

In rejecting Christ's admonitions, Westboro has chosen instead to focus its efforts on spreading hate.

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Westboro Church Protests Head To Supreme Court

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is getting involved in the legal fight over the anti-gay protesters who show up at military funerals with inflamm...

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