Ban on picketing funerals

[Bob Sheridan]

I suppose that a law seeking to protect religion by prohibiting the 
ascription of sentiments to God is likely to be deemed of questionable 
constitutionality...


rs
sfls

Conkle, Daniel O. wrote:

>Here's the latest on this controversy, from an AP story as published in
>today's Bloomington (IN) Herald-Times:
>
>Police, veterans prepare for protests at soldier's funeral
>
>Associated Press
>January 9, 2006
>
>EVANSVILLE - Police and county officials urged veterans to avoid
>confrontations with anti-gay protesters who plan to picket at the
>funeral Tuesday of an Indiana soldier killed in Iraq.
>
>Hundreds of area veterans have said they will try to shield Pvt.
>Jonathan R. Pfender's family from members of the Westboro Baptist Church
>in Topeka, Kan., the Evansville Courier & Press reported in a story for
>today's edition.
>
>Church founder the Rev. Fred Phelps contends that American soldiers are
>being killed in Iraq as vengeance from God for protecting a country that
>harbors gays. Church members have protested at scores of military
>funerals, and the church informed Evansville police Saturday it would
>protest at Pfender's services Tuesday at The Centre.
>
>. . . .
>
>Evansville police special operations Sgt. Chris Pugh said about 12 to 20
>protesters, some with signs, were expected. He said the group will be
>restricted to public sidewalks and protesters will not be allowed to
>enter The Centre, the funeral home or Sunset Memorial Park, where
>Pfender is to be buried.
>
>Police also likely will block access to the route from The Centre to the
>cemetery, Pugh said. He said police would not tolerate any legal
>violations.
>
>. . . .
>
>
>
>
>Dan Conkle
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>Indiana University School of Law
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