http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/protestldsfuneral/ en-us Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:59:41 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1962429/posts LDS President Hinckley's funeral has been targeted as a protest site by members of the Westboro Baptist Church. Members of the Topeka, Kan., church have picketed several military funerals out of a belief that the war in Iraq is a punishment for the nation's tolerance of homosexuality. The group issued a press release Monday saying members will picket President Hinckley's funeral. In 2007, a federal jury in Baltimore, Maryland, awarded $10.9 million to a father of a Marine whose funeral was picketed by members of the Westboro Baptist C Church members showed up at the soldier's funeral chanting derogatory slogans... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1962429/posts#comment Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:59:41 GMT