funeral. i m sorry they raised their son from the devil in hell sorry they let him have anything to do with the [ bleep ] army, and he got himself killed over there defending the country. after his son s funeral, albert snyder sued phelps and the church. that s why the case is in court. all we wanted to do was bury matt with dignity and respect. reporter: yesterday, church members rolled into washington and headed to what they think is the center of everything that is wrong in the world, the white house. no hesitation reporter: then arlington where just as soon as the bus loads of westboro members started singing a group of veterans on motorcycles tried to show them up to drown them out. at the end of the day it seems the westboro protestors know all
speech against the agony of a grieving father. terry moran has more on the debate. reporter: in march 2006. members of the tiny westboro baptist church picketed the funeral of marine lance corporal matthew snyder killed in iraq. he was 20 years old. i m sorry they raised their son for the devil in hell. reporter: fred phelps founded the church, 60 members, he and they preach and proclaim a dark message, god is killing american troops because the country tolerates homosexuality, abortion and many other matters. matthew snyder wasn t gay and it was all too much for his father, albert snyder. all we wanted to do was bury matt. with dignity and respect. reporter: he sued the church. the supreme court wrestled with whether to carve out a funeral exception to the first amendment. justice sonia sotomayor challenged to the argument that
they would like to shut us up is that the reaction they have? reporter: is there no other way, no other place, a funeral? first of all, wait a minute, hold up. no other place, to be more human that that. more decent than that? let, let s give it to him. let s sing it to him. reporter: i m getting it. crying about your feelings for your sin no shame you re going straight to hell on your crazy train that s what we are telling you, you have reduced this nation to a bunch of girls. reporter: they seem to enjoy what they do. they don t seem to care at all about the pain they caused, the pain you can hear in the voice of albert snyder outside the supreme court. it is something no family should have to live through. reporter: albert snyder s son, matthew snyder, was killed serving his country in iraq in 2006. he was 20 years old. the westboro church picketed his
at issue, does an anti-gay church group have the right to protest at funerals of slain military men and women? marine lance corporal michael snyder, matthew snyder was killed while serving his country in iraq. at the burial ceremony at the church, protesters held signs like these, they are despicable. the group says the deaths of u.s. soldiers in iraq and afghanistan is god s punishment for america s tolerance of homosexuality. matthew s father, albert snyder, took the protestors to court, he won, then a federal appeals court dismissed the case on first amendment grounds. today, the supreme court heard it. steve six is the kansas attorney general general. mr. snyder, thank you so much for joining us. thank you. what is your case as an american about the case that you have made that nobody should be allowed to go to the serviceman s funeral or just use it this way and abuse it? basically that s what it is, chris. i feel like in many military families that are along with me feel li
is trying to stir the pot even more. the wall street journal reporting that pakistan spy agency, isi, is urge be the taliban to strike u.s. and coalition forces. in the past week alone the taliban has claimed responsibility for attacks near quetta. ivan watson discovering both of these attacks. he s live in kabul. ivan, the president saying it s tile to sit down to talk to the taliban? reporter: that s right, after trying and failing for years to ask taliban leaders to stop coming against the government, he s holding what he s calling a high-peace council. about 68 afghan elders, some former warlords. religious clerics. eight women gathering to try to find ways to talk to the taliban. take a listen to what karzai had to say at this inaugural meeting. translator: the opposition are our taliban brothers. every son of this land and every youth, whether he s inside or outside of this country, wishes to serve this country. i call on them once again to use this opportunity