Why did Althouse put up 5 posts on the Westboro Baptist Church protests here in Madison?

Sorry to inflict all that on you, but I wanted you to see what really goes on, and I thought that needed some strong sunlight. There were 5 ...

Margie Phelps objects to "the fag agenda" and the installation of "a fag so-called preacher"

This is the third video I edited from footage Meade shot in Madison today, as Margie Phelps and others protested the ordination of a gay min...

Margie Phelps encounters the police... and Meade.

Another video by Meade — edited by me — showing today's protest by the Westboro Baptist Church folk. Watch for Phelps to tell Meade to ...

Westboro Baptists bring their signs and songs to Madison...

... and encounter some different types of opponents, caught here on video by Meade. (Edited by me, with added text.)

The Westboro Baptist Church protests the ordination of a gay Presbyterian minister.

The protest took place at the corner of Mineral Point and Segoe Roads. Meade got there around 9:15. That is Margie Phelps at the extreme ri...

Today's ordination of the first gay Presbyterian pastor is "an important event in Heaven and on earth."

According to Margie Phelps, of the Westboro Baptist Church , "And it’s our duty as the church of the Lord, Jesus Christ, to come to the...

By writing on the web, you can toughen up to the point where you can stand your ground in the physical space that is dominated by people who feel physically and intellectually invulnerable.

That's what I say, in this dialogue with Dahlia Litwick, who feels much the same way... ... except that when I say there's a wall yo...

"It appears that at least a few of the justices really, really, really just hate the Phelps family and its manner of protest..."

"... and they might even be willing to whip up a little new First Amendment law to prove it." Margie J. Phelps represents Westboro...

$11 million damages for offensive speech.

It's against the vile Fred Phelps , so do you care? Are you happy? It was the first-ever verdict against Westboro Baptist Church, a fund...