Army Protests Essay

As Americans we have all heard about this in one form or fashion. Not knowing how anyone feels on this subject, but knowing everything has his or her own opinion about it. Knowing someone in the Army more than likely makes one have stronger views against this, like so many others. Seeing the hundreds standing in protest at a fallen soldier’s funeral with signs saying “Pray for more dead soldiers” and “Thank God for IED’s”, makes thousands of people sick to their stomachs with the disrespect and stupidity that some people have. Thousands of innocent men and women have died in the war in Afghanistan and Iraq since it started for the religious groups to disrespect the loved ones and friends of the fallen the way they are it is just so unkind to do it to one another. Religion is fickle and all teach different values, but one prime example the Westboro Baptist Church goes a bit too far. Many will agree just check out their website www.godhatesfags.com all will be shown there. Sure many will agree the protests should be stopped or not be able to be held at the site where a fallen soldier is having a memorial service out of respect.
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Protest any other place and time, they would not want anyone to do it at their funeral. Religion can be something beautiful and great, but can be twisted in the wrong hands. The Westboro Baptist Church may have started out a great church but now not sure which path it has taken personally. Protesting innocent soldier funerals pushed that envelope a bit further off the typical church scale. We should honor the service men living and passed for their service in protecting America not makes hateful comments at the ones that have passed. Not many can sit by and watch this continue to happen time and time again before it gets out of control and needs to be stopped for