Shirley Phelps Roper is a certified nut as well as the rest of her family that make up "The Westboro Baptist Church". I don't agree with the incident that happen in France with John Galliano or with the Westboro Baptist Church going to funerals all around the Country and causing emotional and hurtful behavior. Although, in France John Galliano is set to go to trail for saying anti-semitic things which is a crime in that Country, I think the better response in this case is the Westboro Baptist Church. The reason I say that is we live in the United States Of America where we have the first amendment, which is Freedom Of Speech. Even though I don't agree with it, people have the right to say things whether you agree with them or not, bottom line. If I was in charge I would not change the law on the first amendment, the reason being that people in America need to be able to express their selves freely. There's always going to be people out there pushing the envelope on how far to take the first amendment like the Westboro Baptist Church, but you just have to take the bad with good and form your own opinion. We live in a democracy and if you can't speak freely we might as well become a communist country.
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I totaly agree with you, we are lucky to have the protection of freedom of speech in this country. unfortionately as a result we have to deal with such nutjobs like Shirley Phelps and her crazy family. When it comes to Galliano I think maybe what he sould be charged with also is public intoxication and stupidity. These individuals somewhere along the line lost the ability to be human and have good moral judgement like the rest of us.
The scariest part about their arguments is not the slandering picket signs or even the children who wear "God hates Fags" shirts, its the fact that they have cinvinced themselves that what they are doing is for a just cause. They are not only trying to poison the minds of the world but they have also obliterated any hope of sanity that their children have at a normal virtuous life. I watched the videos on the family who currently heads the Westburough Baptist Church and I couldnt believe that the mother of the family couldn't distinguish between what was sin and what wasn't. As a firm believer in Christ, I sincerely hope that THEY realize their mistakes before its too late.
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