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..."Warms the heart to see"!

Justice IS being served. Remember Lance Cpl Matthew Snyder and his father Albert? In March 2006, Albert buried his beloved son Matthew, a Marine who gave his all in service to America.

Then dad Albert sued Westboro Baptist Church. I first posted about the Snyder family back on November 1, 2007:

Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder RIP Kansas church liable in Marine funeral protest By Jon Hurdle BALTIMORE, Oct 31 (Reuters) - A jury on Wednesday ordered an anti-gay Kansas church to pay $2.9 million in compensatory damages to relatives of a U.S. Marine after church members cheered his death at his funeral. The jury in federal court determined that the Westboro Baptist Church based in Topeka, and three of its principals, had invaded the privacy of the dead man's family and inflicted emotional distress when they protested at his funeral last year....

You can go here to remind yourself. Well, it seems the wheels of justice are moving along.

Judge orders lien on Westboro church A federal judge has ordered a lien placed on property owned by Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., as part of a judgment awarded by a jury to Albert Snyder, the father of a U.S. Marine who died in Iraq. Apr 4, 2008 4:00 AM (1 day ago) by Mike Silvestri, The Examiner BALTIMORE- A federal judge in Baltimore ordered Westboro Baptist Church members to post their church building and nearly $500,000 more in cash and property while appealing a judgment for protesting a Marine’s funeral. The Kansas church members had hoped to avoid posting a bond while delaying payments in the $5 million judgment a jury awarded Albert Snyder, the father of Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder who died in Iraq. Westboro church members preach that God kills American soldiers as punishment for the country’s tolerance of homosexuality. They protested Matthew Snyder’s Westminster funeral in March 2006 by waving signs with such messages as “Thank God for dead soldiers” and “God hates fags.” U.S. District Court Judge Richard Bennett rejected their motion Thursday, ruling it would require “extraordinary circumstances” to avoid posting a portion of the judgment. Examiner.com Related Articles: Westboro must post appeal bond while challenging judgment Religion News in Brief McCain’s Annapolis message is loud and clear: Be a good citizen Police settle racial profiling suit Excerpts from editorials in Florida newspapers “The property could not be sold, no further mortgage could be placed on the property, and it essentially would be frozen in time,” Bennett said. He ordered liens on the $443,000 church and a $233,000 office owned by Fred Phelps, the church’s founder. He also ordered two of Phelps’ daughters to post cash bonds within 30 days. Shirley Phelps-Roper was ordered to post $125,000; Rebekah Phelps-Davis, $100,000 because the original judgment against her was less than her sister’s. If the church is successful in its appeal, the money would be returned and the liens would be lifted. The church’s finances have raised questions of how members can afford to travel the country to protest hundreds of funerals each year, but only have a few hundred dollars in their bank accounts....

You can read more on the latest developments on these ***** (fill in your own adjective!) here.

NEXT!


Brat(H/T to Don)