praise the lord

In a moment of absolutely divine retribution, a federal jury today ordered the Westboro Baptist Church to pay nearly $11 million in compensatory and punitive damages to the family of a fallen U.S. soldier whose funeral members of the church desecrated in March of 2006. The church regularly protests funerals of soldiers, expressing their profoundly stupid but hitherto legal belief that the war on Iraq and other such disasters are God's punishment for society's tolerance of homosexuals. Yes, these are the idiots you've seen in the media holding signs that say "God Hates Fags" and other intentionally rage-inciting slogans.

Obviously (if you've read this blog for long) I'm a big proponent of free speech, but it is my sincere conviction that any law that prevents delusional imbeciles like these from spreading their views is a good law.