Federal Appeals Court rules for Manchester, Mo funeral protest ban
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Westboro Baptist Church dealt setback as court upholds funeral protest ban
Ruling in favor of Manchester, Mo., 11 members of 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the city’s ordinance barring protests at funerals met constitutional muster because it was narrowly written and offered picketers ample opportunities to express their views in other ways.
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“Is Westboro ‘Baptist Church’ a cult? Yes, it is ... Westboro is neither ‘Baptist' nor a ‘church.’”
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Is Westboro “Baptist Church” a cult? Yes, it is
“By definition any group who says ‘We do not exist to lead people to Christ’ or ‘We are the instruments of God’s hate’ is not a church whatever else they may be.”
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Megan Phelps-Roper of Westboro Baptist Church: An heir to hate
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Megan Phelps-Roper of Westboro Baptist Church: An heir to hate “Since 2004, 20 members have left the Westboro Baptist Church, three-fourths of them in their teens or 20s. The defections have left a sizable dent in the group’s third generation.”
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Foo Fighters Serenade Their Westboro Baptist Church Protesters
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Foo Fighters Serenade Their Westboro Baptist Church Protesters “There may be a glimmer of hope though, that the church understood the dig at its blind brand of hatred. Though she seemed to be dressed up as a homophobic billboard, a lone female protester exclaimed, ‘I love that song!’”
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