Saturday, August 4, 2012

Church says military funeral protests will continue despite new restrictions

Washington (CNN) -- A Kansas church notorious for its angry, anti-gay protests at military funerals will continue the controversial practice despite new restrictions in a bill passed by Congress that awaits President Barack Obama's signature.
"That's really not going to change our plans at all," Westboro Baptist Church spokesman Steve Drain told CNN on Friday. "We're going to continue to do that. We're also going to continue to obey all laws."
The next planned protest is at a military funeral Saturday in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Drain said: "We'll be out there, doing our thing."
Under provisions of a comprehensive veterans affairs bill that won final congressional approval Tuesday, protesters must be at least 300 feet from military funerals from two hours before they start until two hours after they end.


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