Thursday, October 07, 2010
First Amendment, Privacy, Decency?
The Supreme Court head the oral arguments yesterday in the case that pits the Westboro Baptist Church against the bereaved father of a fallen soldier--do the members of the Phelps family (most of the members of the Westboro Church) have the right to their antigay speech used at intrusive but legal protests at the funeral of fallen soldiers?
The Phelps family church believes that "God hates homosexuality and hates and punishes America for its tolerance of homosexuality" especially in the military. (note to self: Don't Ask, Don't Tell equals tolerance???????)
Read the arguments:
http://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/09-751.pdf
And some analysis:
www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/snyder-v-phelps/
The Phelps family church believes that "God hates homosexuality and hates and punishes America for its tolerance of homosexuality" especially in the military. (note to self: Don't Ask, Don't Tell equals tolerance???????)
Read the arguments:
http://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/09-751.pdf
And some analysis:
www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/snyder-v-phelps/
Labels: Free Speech, Snyder, Westboro Baptist Church
