[Abathar]

Although I am against what those morons are doing, I don't know if passing this law is the right way to stop it. I think instead of making it a felony to do this, there should be a 500 ft. radius of "Felony Free" zone, so that anyone who wants to counter protest them with a Louisville Slugger can without fear of prosecution or lawsuit.

[somemoreequalthanothers]

Anybody who thinks they are deserving of God's love but claim to know who isn't should seriously reevaluate their position. They usually can't be dealt with rationally, however.

[ozzymandus]

They should jail the whole crazy Phelps gang. What an embarrassment! A law like this would also be an inconvenience to the "peace" creeps.

[JimRed]

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

This "church" apparently has not heard that God loves the sinner but hates the sin.

[wideawake]

One of the Phelps people was assaulted and beaten so badly that he spent weeks in the hospital. Since then that particular individual has apparently not shown up for any further protests.

Phelps and several members of his family are attorneys and are very litigious, but since no Phelpser could positively identify any of the attackers, no one was arrested or charged with the assault.

So it seems that some people have found an effective way to get through to at least one Phelpser.

[tx_militarymom]

I don't believe they are saying you can't protests at a church....only at military funerals and I am all for it.

The protest warriors try to find out where they are going to be and put up a protective shield of people but this can't always be done.

[Iron Matron]

Members of the Topeka, Kan.,-based Westboro Baptist Church dragged U.S. flags on the ground and shouted insults at Doyle's wife and other survivors outside a mortuary in Martinsville, Ind.

That was very un-Christian of them to do..and I would have been just as un-Christian, after I bloodied and beat as many of them as I could before being hauled off to jail.

[theDentist]

Picking on the immediate relatives of a dead soldier (who has nothing to do with homosexuality) to protest homosexuality defies logic. Perhaps a beating of the "Reverend" with a Louisville Slugger is the only sensible option.

[InsureAmerica]

no need for new legislation, just dig a couple of extra holes as needed...

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Panel Endorses Protest Restrictions At Funerals

[Dane]

fred phelps is a mentally deranged publicity hound, who was an al gore supporter in the late 80's and early 90's.

[Okies love Dubya 2]

Members of the Topeka, Kan.,-based Westboro Baptist Church dragged U.S. flags on the ground and shouted insults at Doyle's wife and other survivors outside a mortuary in Martinsville, Ind.

I am surprised they were able to get away with this in Martinsville, which has extremely blue-collar, down home kind of folks.