Church: God Punishing GIs Over Gays

SMYRNA, Tenn. (AP) — Members of a church say God is punishing American soldiers for defending a country that harbors gays, and they brought their anti-gay message to the funerals Saturday of two Tennessee soldiers killed in Iraq. […] The Rev. Fred Phelps, founder of Westboro Baptist in Kansas, contends that American soldiers are being killed in Iraq as vengeance from God for protecting a country that harbors gays. The church, which is not affiliated with a larger denomination, is made up mostly of Phelps’ children, grandchildren and in-laws. […] The church members carried signs and shouted things such as “God hates fags” and “God hates you.”

Just gotta love Rev. Freddie.