Imagine your son or daughter was killed while serving in the United States military. It’s a terrible experience that many families across our country have gone through. My thoughts and prayers go out to all those who have suffered these tremendous losses.

Then imagine at the funeral, a group (Westboro Baptist Church) decides to protest and they hold up signs that read, “Thank God for Dead Soldiers” and “Thank God for IEDs” they yell things just like that during the funeral. They are just about 1000 feet away.

That’s what happened and a young Marine’s father, Al Snyder, filed a lawsuit. He claimed invasion of privacy, defamation, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Mr. Snyder feels “that this is not so much a free speech issue as a harassment issue” according to some reports.

I believe it is harassment.  Is this what free speech has become in the United States of America? Continue reading →