Death Reference Desk

An update to our “God Hates Dead Soldiers” post. As reported in various news outlets, the family of dead Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder has been ordered to pay $16,510 in legal fees to Fred Phelps. Interestingly, the case, which is to be heard by the Supreme Court, centers not on Phelp’s First Amendment rights, [...]

So says Fred Phelps. You may be familiar with Phelps and his hate-mongering followers—most of whom are actually his family members—because they have been making headlines for at least the past 20 years. For the uninitiated, Fred Phelps is the founder and pastor of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas. He is best known [...]