The united states does have a very wide concept of Freedom of speech, but unlike Canada they don't really have a lot of verbal hate laws, so Phelps is essentially protected as long as his protests don't become physical or violent.
I was reading through his website this morning while I was having coffee, and he's a odd contradiction.
He hates the homosexual lifestyle. and bases his whole church around that. Yet he condemned the killers of a young homsexual murder victim.
He hates racial discrimination and preaches against Slavery.
Was very much a fan of Saddam Hussein until he was hung.
The funniest thing is that the KKK protests against him and hands out anti phelps literature. When your hated by the clan and your a zealot focus of hatred theres something thats just not right there.
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