Has anyone in the USA totally missed the antics of the insane Fred Phelps, who leads his “church” of family and married-in members (he had eleven kids) to harass gays and lesbians with “God Hates Fags” signs at every possible event? And recently, he has taken to haunting military funerals and contends that American deaths on the battle field are God’s punishment for America not killing off homosexuality.

Odd take on war, is it not? After all, one could scarcely find a more homophobic and reactive population than the one in Afghanistan—and yet THEY suffer combat deaths as well. Phelps would say God hates Muslims, one supposes. In fact, Phelps would want you to know, God hates YOU and everyone else who is NOT a member of his church.

The man and his “church” are obnoxious and offensive in the extreme. And a dead Marine’s family is suing for emotional distress. They won, but a higher court threw out the award and declared the signs reading “Thank God for IEDs” and “God hates the USA; Thank God for 9-11″ are hyperbolic and protected speech. Now it goes to the Supreme Court. Phelps sent all his children to law school, one supposes he knew that sooner or later he would need the legal aid.

I feel that barging into funeral processions surely must violate something! Why is such obvious hate speech not illegal? It is a mystery to me. But I am sure with so many legal eagles in the family, he receives good advice on just how far to go in his hyperbole. They can thank their “God” for 9-11 and IEDs, for instance, but never advocate actual violence against the US government.

I fear that Phelps will win his case; after all, nothing he does threatens American corporations—the only “entities” this current crop of Supremely Asinine judges seem intent upon protecting. All the same, light a candle that some hook to hang Phelp’s legal head upon might be found!

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