Topic: Albert Snyder

Supreme Court weighs rights for funeral-protesting church

AFP American Edition - 493 days ago
Crowds gathered outside the US Supreme Court Wednesday as the justices considered whether the right to free speech protects an anti-gay religious group that pickets military funerals displaying signs that read: "Thank God for dead soldiers."The Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church has ...

Donations pour in to father of fallen Marine

AP News - 681 days ago
<div id="subtitle">Donations pour in to father of fallen Marine; Bill O'Reilly pledges to pay court costs</div><div><p>Donations are pouring in for a fallen Marine's father who was ordered to pay the court costs of an ...

Marine's Father Ordered to Pay WBC

About.com - 682 days ago
Back in March of 2006, Fred Phelps and his gang of inbred hatemongers from Westboro Baptist Church picketed the funeral of Lance Cpl. Snyder's father, Albert, filed a lawsuit against WBC holding them liable for invasion of privacy and intent to ...

Dead soldier's father must pay organizer of anti-gay protest

AFP American Edition - 682 days ago
<div><p>The father of a US Marine killed in Iraq in 2006 has been ordered to pay 16,000 dollars to the preacher who organized an anti-gay protest during his son's funeral, an attorney has said.</p><p>On the ...

Legal fights highlight church's message

AP News - 1562 days ago
First Amendment Fights Put Spotlight on Fundamentalist Kansas Church's MessageThe fiery message of the Westboro Baptist Church has led its followers into a fight for what they say are their First Amendment rights.After what would appear at first glance to ...