Tragedy in Omaha; protests at funeral

waxnrope · 01-08-2011, 06:54 PM

What a terrible thing. I am confused by the protest. Is there something that I'm missing?

Linus · 01-08-2011, 06:57 PM

This is the Phelps gang. They've been protesting funerals of soldiers killed in Iraq and claiming that they died because the US has homosexuals. Various biker groups will often protect the funerals against them but they don't get everywhere.

Welcome to freedom of speech.

lipstixgal · 01-08-2011, 07:04 PM

Yeah Fred Phelps they are awful they protest everywhere. When I lived in KC MO they protested all the time there because of gays and lesbians and everybody really, its a real shame...

Gemme · 01-08-2011, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by waxnrope

What a terrible thing. I am confused by the protest. Is there something that I'm missing?

I get what you are saying, wax. Though Phelps is a class A boil on the butt of mankind, I still am not exactly sure why they would be protesting the funeral of a teenage boy who killed a Vice Principal and shot the Principal. Is it a race thing for them? Agism? Guns? Or are they showing up at any and all funerals now?

I do my best to not follow the news on this group, as my head would surely explode, so pardon my igrorance if I have missed a very clear point here, other than the travesty of losing such a young life and someone who opted to help children mold their futures. All I see is a very sad situation.

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