Church of Hate - Out $10.9 Mil
This cnn article is very interesting, here is a quote:
” Albert Snyder of York, Pennsylvania., sued the Westboro Baptist Church for unspecified damages after members demonstrated at the March 2006 funeral of his son, Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder, who was killed in Iraq.
The jury first awarded $2.9 million in compensatory damages. It returned later in the afternoon with its decision to award $6 million in punitive damages for invasion of privacy and $2 million for causing emotional distress.”
I’ll be honest this is an issue that is close to home. Churches should not be nationalistic nor should they be anarchistic.
What do you think of this church?
Here is my take, they are the final stage of a “voice-crying-in-the-wilderness” mentality. This church thinks that they are it, no one else has any truth. It is horrendous, that they would claim Christ and act the way that they do. This is not a victory, its a shame.
I think 10 million is going to seem cheap compared to their cost in the “after-life.”
Just another proof that when humans try to claim “absolute” truth, they’ll screw is up EVERY time (see: slavery, nazism, etc.).
Posted by Chris on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007.What a messed up church. Easily done though. I have a few questions though, was this a church sponsored protest? If so, go ahead and sue this congregation. If not, sue all the other protesters. But whatever the answer, the protest was wrong.
Posted by Robbie on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007.