Can I see the link?

That is completely unacceptable and downright disgusting of them to protest at those funerals.  I feel bad saying that, as I wouldn't be able to go down there to counter protest.  But I agree that something must be done about them; they are cowards.  Then again, if you counter protest, that would only bring more media, which is exactly what they want.  

Bunch of douchefaces. They pretty much have both the right and left hating them at this point.

As disqusting as they are as long as they are obeying local law and not advocating violence they have the constitutional right to do that.

What is the differance between this sicko doing this and say Falwell blaming 9/11 on abortionists and secularists? "I point the finger at you and say, you helped this happen. God lifted his veil of protection."

That is a sick statement but in no way advocates violence. 

I'd say certainly counter protest them and show your support for VT victims. But lets not throw freedom out the window every single time someone says something sick.

Phelps does a great job making himself look like a complete ass. I'd rather he do that, than have a goverment making decisions for me on what is or is not offensive.

Our goverment law inforcement is based on a reactive system. We run on the presumption of innocence and cannot censor every hatefull person just because we dont like what they say. That kind of preemptive mentality can be used by goverment as a political tool to opress dissenting views.

As atheists we here say lots of blasphemous things about every religion. If we inact "hate speech" laws in our society we fail to remember that you still are dealing with humans interpreting those laws and it could become very easy for a Christian jury or Christian judge or police officer to see a site like this as "hate speech".

The constitution certainly garuntees this site to say these things. But that does not garuntee that people in goverment power will always in every case protect us. It is up to us to maintain everyone's free speech in order to protect our own.

Our laws already put the personal responsibility into the citizens hands to not advocate phyisical violence or crime. That allows the citizen the freedom to say what they want without fear from government to be censored or arrested over mere words. 

If there is one thing I hate more than bigots it is the idea that we should use government to force the silence of  things we dont like, simply because we dont like them.

We must remember as the most distrusted minority in America not to give government that kind of censorship power.  

I don't think anyone on this thread is suggesting that the gov't becomes involved.  We were just discussing counter-protesting.  Of course they have a right to do what they intend, regardless of whether they are horrible, cowardly people for doing so.  And we would have a right to counter-protest.  I don't believe in censorship of any kind.