Family members and friends were not the only people to attend a funeral for a marine who died in Iraq , but protesters attended waving flags and signs saying things like "God hates fags" and "America is doomed." These protesters felt it was their right to attend these funeral services and vocalize their opinion. The Supreme Court ruled in a 8-1 decision, that being able to say what you want to is constitutional, regardless if it is offensive or hurts someone.
The words that these protesters said were insensitive and stirred a lot of people's emotions. I was bothered because of the reputation that it made for people in the church. Already, Christians are having to break the perceptions of people who think that Christians and God hate people who are gay. Many were offended and surprised of the Supreme Court's ruling not understanding how they could allow this to happen. The Supreme Court realized the frustration that this instance brought up, but they felt that they had to protect these protesters rights so the future citizens of America have the same rights to freedom of speech.
Whether citizens do not consent or agree with these protesters, I think that the ruling of the Supreme Court was a wise decision. They were not thinking at the present situation and how what the protesters said seemed morally wrong, but they looked at the future of citizen's rights to freedom of speech. It is so easy to say that it is wrong and not allow such things to take place, but the Supreme Court did what was necessary to protect the future of the U.S. citizens.
Deborah stated in her blog about these protesters, that she understood the Supreme Court's ruling, but did not understand how the people could say these things about this marine. She was frustrated that people in the church did not choosing to love this person or feel remorse for his family and criticize the person in such a sensitive time for the family.
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