Westboro Baptist Church members protest military funeral in Port Orchard, Washington

Westboro Baptist Church members protest the funeral of Sgt. 1st Class Johnny Walls in Port Orchard, Washington on November 30, 2007. The Westboro Baptists Church from Topeka, gained notoriety by demonstrating at military funerals across the country, claiming God is killing troops in Iraq and Afghanistan to punish the United States for tolerating homosexuality. Walls died on November 2 from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire while serving in Afghanistan. (UPI Photo/Jim Bryant).