Westboro Baptist Church Wins in Court

The Westboro Baptist Church. If you don't already know, these guys are the funeral protesters. Responsible for signs that range from the absurd "God Hates America" to the grotesquely offensive "God Loves Dead Soldiers". While I'm sure that Kansas is damn proud of their homegrown cult taking a filthy shit all over the memorials of the people we grew up with and loved, I feel like I can speak for the majority of us when I say that we are not quite as supportive. In fact, I would like to test their conviction to their protest by seeing how long they stick around with tear gas melting their retinas beyond repair. If you happen to find yourself attacking one out of uncontrollable rage some day, offer them my regards. I've never personally attended a funeral that they protested, but they look like this: 

And they are all under the direction of Fred Phelps:

A supreme court case that could have ended the protesting at military and guy funerals actually resulted in favor of the church. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts states that the first amendment protects "even hurtful speech". However, they are subject to laws that regulate distance and timing of protesters, like laws keeping you 300-500 feet from whatever it is you are protesting.

The Westboro Church's attorney....wait for it....is another Phelps. Margie Phelps represented the Church at the Supreme Court, and is currently challenging the stricter distance laws in Nebraska and Missouri. In response, Nebraska proposed a bill that would extend the distance you have to be during a funeral protest from 300 to 500 feet.

That's for you, Margie Phelps.

Finally, a good reason to vote. Margie Phelps has taken her Supreme Court win and allowed it to inspire her into taking it further. You can expect her to challenge every state's laws before this is over. If the Church had their way, they would be able to spit in your face at your own daughters funeral, and I'm not even sure they wouldn't. If you aren't quite sure just how far this cult takes their hatred, please, feel free to visit their websites for more info.

• www.godhatesamerica.com

                           or.....

• www.gothatesfags.com

Their are several groups that have made their stance clear when it comes to the church as well. The Patriot Guard is a motorcycle group that attends military funerals at the invitation of the deceased parents' or friends, in order to make Westboro's presence as transparent as possible.

This is alleged, but the guys at 4chan took down the WBC websites with a long slew of DoS attacks at least 3 times.

In response to the WBC's behavior here, the United Kingdom has actually banned Fred Phelps from entering its borders.

This is all getting pretty ridiculous, and if nothing I have said so far has swayed you, then look at this:

 Help me stop these people