Westboro Baptist Church

One of the members of the Wesboro Baptist Church had court here in Omaha today for wearing a flag skirt that was dragging on the ground and allowing her 10 year old son to stand on the flag. This is against the Nebraska flag mutilation law. The individual is Shirley Phelps-Roper. Her attorney, Margie Phelps, is appealing to the 8th U S Circuit of Appeals. She also has to stand trial in August here in NE on charges of violating the flag law, disturbing the peace, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and negligent child abuse stemming from the process or something to that effect.

For those of you who don't know, this church protests at funeral services for our the brave men and women who have lost their lives for this Country. They only know how to spread hatred, lies and harass the dead serviceman or women's family and funeral service calling it freedom of religion. If it were not for our brave service men and women who have lost their lives as well as all us who have served in the service and the sacrifices of our families this so-called church and their members would not even exist.

I believe a private civil lawsuit against this church will soon be before the U S Supreme Court brought on by the family of Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder. I have attached a link to their website. At the present time I believe the only legal way to stop this madness is for the Supreme Court to rule against this church and confirm the millions of dollars in damages awarded Corporal Snyder's family by a lower court. Once this is done, you will then see an onslaught of lawsuits and hopefully this church and all of its members will be crushed financially.

Yes, we have "Freedom of Speech" in this Country, but think of the interpretation this church uses. They believe this gives them the right to protest, harass, inflict pain and suffering, lies and hatred. Think for a minute if all citizens of this Country took "Freedom of Speech" to this level. This Country would be in chaos - there would be no sexual harassment, freedom of religion and racism would run rampant. Anyone could say, do, harass, lie, terrorize stating it is their freedom of speech. Is this really the "Freedom of Speech" our founding fathers imagined?

I will never ever be able to express the horror, sorrow, pain and suffering I saw while in Vietnam at the 24th Evac. Only now am I barely beginning to realize just what I had been through and experienced and I have felt so overwhelmed this last couple years and there are many days I'm ready to just say, I have had enough and just don't feel I can go on any longer. And now to hear, read and see what this church is doing in incomprehensible.

It is time to take back this country and I pray the Supreme Court makes the correct decision so the healing can begin.