A Worthy Cause

Remember Fred Phelps, the guy who picketed Matthew Shepherd's funeral? Well, he's got a new cause. Apparently, he's decided that soldiers who die in Iraq are actually killed by God in retribution for how the US has treated the Westboro Baptist Church:

"This nation bombed and raided the Westboro Baptist Church, and now the Holy God that Inhabits Eternity is repaying those heinous acts with His retaliatory wrath; "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord" (Rom. 12:19).To most effectively cause America to know her abominations (Ez. 16:2), WBC will picket the funerals of these Godless, fag army American soldiers when their pieces return home. WBC will also picket their landing spot, in Dover, Delaware early and often."

Their latest target is the funeral of Sgt. Bryan Opskar, who was killed on July 23 when a roadside bomb exploded.

Sean Serrine at Objective Justice has a post up on the issue, and is doing something about it:

For every person that links to this story I will personally send $1 to Sgt. Christopher Taylor's family. Please, tell your friends and bombard me with links! I'm hoping there are at least 200 patriots out there that want to spread this message. Since we can't stop the idiots from picketing, let us at least let these families know that we feel their pain and that real Americans aren't anything like Phelps.

Okay, Iowa Bloggers, let's rise to the challenge. Regardless of our position on the situation in Iraq, this is a worthy cause.