Anti-Gay Religious Group Pickets Funeral of Soldier Killed in Iraq
South Holland Illinois Members of the Westboro Baptist Church from Topeka Kansas picket the funeral of Marine Lance Cpl Philip J Martini who was killed in Iraq at Holy Ghost Catholic Church The group is led by Pastor Fred Phelps It maintains that God is killing American soldiers because America accepts homosexuality Fred Phelps wife Margie Phelps and his grandson Isaiah Phelps Roper 17 picketed a block from the church
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