David A. Patten
Newsmax.com
30 Mar 2010
No. 1 cable news host Bill O’Reilly said Tuesday that he will personally write a check to cover $16,500 in legal costs for the father of a fallen U.S. Marine who sued the members of a church who picketed his son’s funeral.
According to news reports, the members of the Westboro Baptist Church, located in Topeka, Kan., believe that God is punishing the United States because of its acceptance of gay people. The church garners attention for its views by protesting high-profile funerals.
On March 3, 2006, Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew A. Snyder died in a non-combat related vehicle accident in Al Anbar province in Iraq.
“He was a hero and he was the love of my life,” said Albert Snyder, Matthew’s grieving father.
During the wake that was held after his son’s funeral, family members turned on the television to view coverage of the massive procession involving over 1,500 persons. They saw the church members waving signs and protesting the funeral…
…On Tuesday’s The O’Reilly Factor, however, the host stepped forward.
“That is an outrage,” he said. “I will pay Mr. Snyder’s obligation. I am not going to let this injustice stand.”
O’Reilly added, “It’s obvious they were disturbing the peace by disrupting the funeral…”
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Mr. Snyder is taking his case to the Supreme Court and is still accepting contributions for that legal fund at MatthewSnyder.org
