Godhatesfags.com is the website of an extremist Christian religion, which is really more of a cult. The group believes that America has become evil and that the world will soon come to and end. The group is particularly upset by the recent change made by the military, to allows homosexuals to join the military. This website posts the dates and locations of the various veteran funeral sites that they travel to, to hold protests at. Some of their signs say things like “thank God for Dead soldiers”. This is an extremely offensive group, and has made the blood of Americans boil all around the country. It is difficult to imagine how it would feel to go to your husband, son, brother, or father’s funeral and see displays of such disrespect.
Of course legally, this group is protected under the constitutional rights to freedom of speech, and religion, but what about the rights of the parties involved in the funeral? In my opinion, this group is abusing their first amendment rights in a most distasteful way. Shouldn’t the families of soldiers be entitled to a respectful ceremony in peace? This cult is clearly in the wrong morally, but what should the government do about this if anything?
This situation raises a question about the protection the government owes to this cult, and how to balance that with the protection owed to the families and friends attending the funerals. The question is, when is the lined crossed from exercising freedom of speech, to harassment. In my opinion the Godhatesfags.com group has indeed crossed over this line and ought to be stopped.
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