chesswarsnow
10-31-2007, 09:26 PM
Sorry bout that,
1. But the so called preacher from westboro, gets it socked to him.
2. This Baptist is so misguided its crazy.
3. How in the hell can a Baptist go so Pit~bull insane??
4. Anyway, here it is:
http://www.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSN3134225120071031
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Kansas church liable in Marine funeral protest
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BALTIMORE (Reuters) - A jury on Wednesday ordered an anti-gay Kansas church to pay $10.9 million in damages to relatives of a U.S. Marine who died in Iraq after church members cheered his death at his funeral.
Church members said Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder's death was God's punishment of America for tolerating homosexuality, and they attended his 2006 funeral in Maryland with signs saying "You're going to hell" and "God hates you."
The federal jury determined the Westboro Baptist Church, based in Topeka, and three of its principals invaded the privacy of the dead man's family and inflicted emotional distress.
Albert Snyder, the Marine's father, testified that his son was not gay, but the church targeted the military as a symbol of America's tolerance of gays. Matthew Snyder died in combat in Iraq in March 2006.
The jury awarded Snyder's family $2.9 million in compensatory damages plus $8 million in punitive damages in the first civil suit against the church, which has demonstrated at some 300 military funerals the past two years.
The lawsuit said church Web sites vilified U.S. soldiers, accusing them of being indoctrinated by "fag propaganda."
"I hope it's enough to deter them from doing this to other families. It was not about the money. It was about getting them to stop," said Snyder, of York, Pennsylvania.
The church, which is unaffiliated with any major denomination, is headed by Rev. Fred Phelps, who has led a campaign against homosexuality for years. Most of the estimated 70 members of the church belong to his extended family.
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5. I hope that they make them sale everything , the church building, land, cars, everything and pay this judgement.
Regards,
SirJamesofTexas
1. But the so called preacher from westboro, gets it socked to him.
2. This Baptist is so misguided its crazy.
3. How in the hell can a Baptist go so Pit~bull insane??
4. Anyway, here it is:
http://www.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSN3134225120071031
"
Kansas church liable in Marine funeral protest
Wed Oct 31, 2007 7:24pm EDT Email | Print | Digg | Reprints | Single Page | Recommend (25) [-] Text [+]
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¥ € $ - Learn. Practice. Trade.By Jon Hurdle
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - A jury on Wednesday ordered an anti-gay Kansas church to pay $10.9 million in damages to relatives of a U.S. Marine who died in Iraq after church members cheered his death at his funeral.
Church members said Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder's death was God's punishment of America for tolerating homosexuality, and they attended his 2006 funeral in Maryland with signs saying "You're going to hell" and "God hates you."
The federal jury determined the Westboro Baptist Church, based in Topeka, and three of its principals invaded the privacy of the dead man's family and inflicted emotional distress.
Albert Snyder, the Marine's father, testified that his son was not gay, but the church targeted the military as a symbol of America's tolerance of gays. Matthew Snyder died in combat in Iraq in March 2006.
The jury awarded Snyder's family $2.9 million in compensatory damages plus $8 million in punitive damages in the first civil suit against the church, which has demonstrated at some 300 military funerals the past two years.
The lawsuit said church Web sites vilified U.S. soldiers, accusing them of being indoctrinated by "fag propaganda."
"I hope it's enough to deter them from doing this to other families. It was not about the money. It was about getting them to stop," said Snyder, of York, Pennsylvania.
The church, which is unaffiliated with any major denomination, is headed by Rev. Fred Phelps, who has led a campaign against homosexuality for years. Most of the estimated 70 members of the church belong to his extended family.
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5. I hope that they make them sale everything , the church building, land, cars, everything and pay this judgement.
Regards,
SirJamesofTexas