Westboro Baptist Church is wrong in protesting at soldier's funerals

Thank you for a timely response. ^^^ "I asked for you to show why even if most people do not agree with homosexuality how does that make it wrong. And you wrote that it is half and half, split down the middle. You also did not provide a source so we may discard that part of your argument. You wrote that most religions are against homosexuality. First, you did not show how that actually makes homosexuality wrong. You also did not show why any of these religions were historically or morally valid. If I made up a religion that was against homosexuality does that make homosexuality wrong? You wrote that America is a nation based on religion but you again did not provide a source or citation. I however will provide a source which proves that America is based on secular beliefs. ' --- If homosexuality is not agreed with by a mojority of people, then socially it is not acceptable. Also, in relation to my source, Im sorry I didnt post it. I When I tried to find it, i found that i couldnt locate it, but on my word it was a legitamate source. We are not arguing whether or not homosexuality is wrong, which you are turning this intoo a debate about. It is about Westboro Baptist Church and their protests. I ask you for the sake of an accurate debate, please do not change the subject. If you made up a religion against homosexuality, and a majority of Americans claim to be a part of your church, then homosexuality is not socially acceptable. As for the percentage of Americans who claim to be Christians, here is my source. . http://www.religioustolerance.org... Also, since this is my last speech, saying that you will provide a source proving America is secular is abuse. If you want a good debate, you would provide me a source so I can refute it. I allowed you time to refute my sources by allowing you to have the last speech. ^^^"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. " . http://www.usconstitution.net...... This is from the first amendment of the constitution. If the founding fathers were so bent on establishing America as a nation based on faith, why did they specifically make it so that congress respects or establishes NO religion. You may practice any ridiculous religion you like but the government will not have any say in the matter. This does not prove your point. ' --- Once again, you are abusing this debate. Now, instead of homosexuality, you are tuning this into a debate about religion, which it's not. Its a debate on the moral stance of WBC's actions. They are hurting the lives of the families of the fallen soldiers, and WBC is morally wrong in what they are doing. This is not a debate on religion, so please stick to the topic. PLEASE. ^^^ "The Bible is a book written by numerous authors years after the alleged death of Jesus. We really cannot trust anything written in the Bible. It doesn't exactly have a winning record. What with it's story of seven day creation, great flood, and talking snakes which we can now prove never happened. ' --- Now here you go again with religion. It doesnt matter if there is any physical proof or not, or at least none you can see. It is based on the beliefs of myself and the majority of Americans. Since the majority of Americans adhere to the Bible by claiming to be Christians, then the moral stance on what WBC is doing is against the beliefs of the majority of Americans, and thus they are wrong in what they do. ^^^ "America, as I have already shown, is not a country based on faith. Read the first amendment. And show why because a group has a minority opinion that makes them wrong? And who cares if they are a real sect of Christianity or not. That does not make them wrong. " --- It does not matter if America is based on faith or not, it matters if WBC is making the wrong decision in the majority of Americans, which they are. Quote this source. "Counter protests are often organized to be held at sites that Westboro Baptist pickets. [115][116][31][117][118][119][120][121][122] In some cases counter protesters have lined up and turned their backs on the Westboro Baptist pickets or encircled them in a ring, explaining that they want to symbolically shield the community from the protest. [citation needed] In 1999, Michael Moore organized a humorous counter protest against the church for his television show The Awful Truth. He followed Phelps around the country in the "Sodomobile", a pink bus filled with gay men and women. At one point, they even got out to meet Fred Phelps and Moore introduced the Sodomobile to him. [123][124] Two days after the September 11 attacks, a 19-year old man named Jared Dailey stood on the street corner facing the church holding up a plywood sign that said "Not today, Fred. " Within two days, 86 people joined him, waving American flags and anti-hate signs. [125] Since then, "Not today, Fred" has become a commonly used motto for counter protests against Phelps. [citation needed] On December 12, 2008, the group picketed a production of The Laramie Project at the Boston Center for the Arts. Local activists held a Phelps-A-Thon in response. Supporters pledged online to donate for every minute WBC protested. The event raised over $4,600 dollars for an LGBT-rights project, Driving Equality. [126] On December 11, 2010, the day of the funeral of Elizabeth Edwards, a group called "Line of Love" planned to have about 200 protesters on the north side of West Edenton Street in Raleigh, North Carolina while 10 Westboro members picketed on the south side of the street, two blocks away from the funeral. While Westboro members who disagreed with Edwards' tolerance for gays were "promoting awareness of the dangers of homosexuality", Line of Love had the goal of "promoting proper respect for funerals. "[127] On February 24, 2011, hacktivists successfully took Westboro Baptist Church's websites down. The church claims this was the work of Anonymous, but the group denied responsibility, instead identifying The Jester as the culprit. [128] During a live TV confrontation on The David Pakman Show between Shirley Phelps-Roper and a spokesman for Anonymous, Shirley claimed that Anonymous could not "stop God's message" even if they were to try. In response, Anonymous seized control of one of Westboro's subdomains. [129]" . http://en.wikipedia.org... Basically, so many American are against what WBC is doing, they are taking counter protest measures against them. And, as this source said, homosexual Americans joined in Anti-protests in their so called "Sodomobile". This debate is not about whether or not homosexuality is wrong, religion false, or protesting Constitutionality. It is a raw debate on the morals behind WBC's protests, which are completely and utterly uselss to WBC, and harming to the families of our fallen soldiers. If the homosexual community is willing to try and stop WBC's protest, then obviously WBC is wrong. In conclusion, vote Pro. Not only is my opponent constanly getting off subject, but he isn't even debating the topic. I have shown evidence that Westboro Baptist Church is morally wrong on their stance of protesting soldier's funerals, because Christians and homosexuals alike are opposed to WBC's actions. Westboro Baptist Church is wrong in protesting soldier's funerals, and should immeadiatly issue and apology to the families of our fallen warriors.