Brad Bannon—Westboro Church Tucson Demonstration
Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 11:18AM
Christina Taylor Green, the 9/11 baby who became the youngest victim of Jared Lee Loughner in Tucson, will be laid to rest Thursday afternoon.
In his address to the nation Wednesday night, President Obama said: "If there are rain puddles in heaven, Christina is jumping in them."
Westboro Baptist Church, which had threatened to protest outside Green's funeral, has agreed not to do so in exchange for radio airtime in Canada and Arizona. The church has gained a reputation for its vehement anti-gay stance and public spectacles that test the boundaries of the First Amendment.
The LA Times reported: "The Steve Sanchez Show in Phoenix and the nationally syndicated Mike Gallagher Show out of New York both offered 'substantial airtime' to the church. About six other stations did as well."
Democratic political strategist Brad Bannon says though Westboro Church’s anti gay public demonstrations at funerals is incredibly offensive to most thinking people, It’s a slippery slope if we start restricting First Amendment rights.
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