ACLU Sues Kentucky for Restricting Funeral Protests

Is there any other organization in this nation that consistently takes the side of everything that is immoral and evil? If the ACLU doesn't have a picture of Satan, in their board room, with the caption "our founder and leader" under it, I'd sure be surprised. The duplicity of the ACLU is amazing; so amazing that I find in virtually impossible to believe that ration people can accept anything they say. The only time they want to support "Christians" is when these so-called "Christians" are hurting true Christianity with non-Biblical teachings. The people of Westboro "Baptist Church" (calling them "Baptist" and "Church" is really a stretch...they are a cult, in my opinion) and the ACLU (what Jen Rast has dubbed the Anti-Christian Litigation Union) are one of the same. Neither one serve the same Lord I do.

(CNSNews.com) - The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky filed a federal lawsuit Monday, challenging Kentucky's new restrictions on protests at military funerals.
The bills, singed into law on March 27, are aimed at members of Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan., whose protests at the funerals of fallen U.S. servicemen have prompted a national outcry.
The Westboro group says God is punishing American troops in Iraq for defending a nation of homosexual sinners. The group carries banners reading, "God Hates Fags," and "Thank God for Dead Soldiers."
Kentucky law now restricts protests within 300 feet of funerals, wakes, memorial services, and burials. It also forbids the use of bullhorns in such protests.
But the ACLU said the legislation also prohibits "non-disruptive, non-disorderly speech" as well as visual displays.
"The ACLU lawsuit recognizes that Kentucky has an interest in showing respect and compassion for those who have died in military service and for their families, but argues that sections of these laws go too far in prohibiting peaceful protests," said a posting on the ACLU-Kentucky website.
The ACLU said it filed the lawsuit on behalf of Bart McQueary, a Kentucky man who has protested with the Westboro group three times over the last few years.
"Mr. McQueary clearly has the right to express his message in a non-disruptive manner, even if others disagree with him," said Lili Lutgens, a staff attorney for ACLU of Kentucky. "That's what the First Amendment is all about."
McQueary, fearing prosecution, is unable to express his opinion, Lutgens said.
The new laws are so broad, according to the ACLU brief, that they could make it a crime to whistle while walking down the street within earshot of a funeral; or to stop for a conversation on a public sidewalk near a funeral home or church while a funeral service is in progress.
The laws may even prevent groups like the Patriot Guard Riders, a group of pro-military bikers, from being close enough to support the families of soldiers who have died in Iraq during military funeral protests.
"The Commonwealth simply cannot prohibit free expression because it doesn't like certain activities, nor can it suppress the speech of groups or individuals because it doesn't like the message," Lutgens said. "The First Amendment applies to all of us."