A federal judge has ordered a lien placed on property owned by Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., as part of a judgment awarded by a jury to Albert Snyder, the father of a U.S. Marine who died in Iraq.
Apr 4, 2008 4:00 AM (1 day ago) by Mike Silvestri, The Examiner
BALTIMORE (Map, News) - A federal judge in Baltimore ordered Westboro Baptist Church members to post their church building and nearly $500,000 more in cash and property while appealing a judgment for protesting a Marine's funeral.
The Kansas church members had hoped to avoid posting a bond while delaying payments in the $5 million judgment a jury awarded Albert Snyder, the father of Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder who died in Iraq.
Westboro church members preach that God kills American soldiers as punishment for the country's tolerance of homosexuality. They protested Matthew Snyder's Westminster funeral in March 2006 by waving signs with such messages as "Thank God for dead soldiers" and "God hates fags."
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