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Anti-Gay Church Protests at GI Funerals

By BETH RUCKER, Associated Press Writer
2 hours, 32 minutes ago

SMYRNA, Tenn. - Members of a church say God is punishing American soldiers for defending a country that harbors gays, and they brought their anti-gay message to the funerals Saturday of two Tennessee soldiers killed in Iraq.

The church members were met with scorn from local residents. They chased the church members cars' down a highway, waving flags and screaming "God bless America."

"My husband is over there, so I'm here to show my support," 41-year-old Connie Ditmore said as she waved and American flag and as tears came to her eyes. "To do this at a funeral is disrespectful of a family, no matter what your beliefs are."

The Rev. Fred Phelps, founder of Westboro Baptist in Kansas, contends that American soldiers are being killed in Iraq as vengeance from God for protecting a country that harbors gays. The church, which is not affiliated with a larger denomination, is made up mostly of Phelps' children, grandchildren and in-laws.

The church members carried signs and shouted things such as "God hates fags" and "God hates you."

...and we've just authorized spending tax dollars so these sorts of churches can open madrassahs of their own. No doubt as this "congregation" made up of one family was running from the outraged people they were thinking to themselves,,,"Jesus was persecuted too...we are doing the LORD'S work".

...if you hated America you'd be all for "god" right now.

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