Free Speech Assignment

Free Speech Assignment

Since several years, the Westboro Baptist Church has targeted funerals of military personnel to convey their message that the reason for all these deaths is Gods revenge for America's support of homosexuality. These picketing took place away from the church near the place where the funerals took place. It is suggested that instead of picketing during funerals, these could be held in alternate places such as the White House or the Supreme Court (Reuters).

People who have faced these protests during the funeral of their relatives have claimed that these protests should not be held during funerals since ...