Comments on: Westboro Baptist Church member arrested http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2007/06/07/westboro-baptist-church-member-arrested/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:23:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: A. Martin http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2007/06/07/westboro-baptist-church-member-arrested/#comment-89655 A. Martin Fri, 08 Jun 2007 05:18:00 +0000 http://www.benedictionblogson.com/?p=3193#comment-89655 Phelps Roper has a right to pass her values to her children, and also to take her kids with her to protests. Protesting is not illegal, and Phelps Roper should not be penalized or accused of child endangerment merely because counter-protesters have resorted to violence as a means of silencing words. Moreover, I disagree strongly with any attempt to curtail protesting at soldiers’ funerals. Grieving families may deserve respect, but the Freedom of Speech should not be abridged merely to save their feelings. There is no right <i>not</i> to be offended. http://www.therighttobewrong.net - a website defending the Westboro Baptist Church pickets. Phelps Roper has a right to pass her values to her children, and also to take her kids with her to protests. Protesting is not illegal, and Phelps Roper should not be penalized or accused of child endangerment merely because counter-protesters have resorted to violence as a means of silencing words.

Moreover, I disagree strongly with any attempt to curtail protesting at soldiers’ funerals. Grieving families may deserve respect, but the Freedom of Speech should not be abridged merely to save their feelings. There is no right not to be offended.

http://www.therighttobewrong.net - a website defending the Westboro Baptist Church pickets.

]]> By: saint http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2007/06/07/westboro-baptist-church-member-arrested/#comment-89650 saint Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:57:54 +0000 http://www.benedictionblogson.com/?p=3193#comment-89650 Well I am not unhappy about this and I don't know how much I would protest if the children were removed from such a toxic environment. Well I am not unhappy about this and I don’t know how much I would protest if the children were removed from such a toxic environment.

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