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The student news site of Indiana University Southeast

The Horizon

The student news site of Indiana University Southeast

The Horizon

Military funeral protests stirs trouble

IUS Horizon October 19, 2010
Our country cannot condone “Thank God for Dead Soldiers” signs 300 feet away from military funerals. A fundamentalist and non-denominational family group has formed their own church named Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan.. They tour America in search of the latest war victim — to protest the fallen soldier’s death. I had a one-hour conversation with 21-year-old Isaiah Phelps-Roper, college student and grandson of the pastor at Westboro Baptist Church, Fred Phelps. I was hoping to gain a better perspective while trying to remain completely objective, asking why this family would want to protest during a dead soldier’s funeral.
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