Anti-Gay Church Gets ACLU Help

The Fred Phelps’ Westboro Baptist Church is getting help from an unusual source. The Topeka-based church, known for protesting at soldiers’ funerals against gay rights, is suing the city of St. Joseph, Missouri for refusing to let members stage a protest. Now, the ACLU of Eastern Missouri is joining Westboro in its effort to get the ordinance declared unconstitutional. This past fall, an appeals court ruled the group has the right to picket at soldiers’ funerals in the state of Missouri.