I’m shocked to report that the Westboro Baptist Church has apparently had a lien filed against its properties in an attempt to satisfy the $5 million judgment against them when they picketed the funeral of a (presumably straight) soldier killed in Iraq. These are also the people who have gone around with “Thank God for IEDs” (Improvised Explosive Devices, the roadside bombs that keep killing our troops in Iraq), “Thank God for Katrina” (referring to the hurricane that devastated New Orleans), and even the group that praised God for killing firefighters on 9/11. Why are they excited about all of these horrific events? Because they’re apparently God taking vengeance on America for its tolerance of homosexuals. (In other news, America is tolerant of homosexuals?)

By the way, I should disclaim that, although they’re the Westboro Baptist Church, the actual Baptist Church has been careful to distance itself from them.

I’m not familiar with the case, but I do have to admit that, on the surface, it seems as if the First Amendment ought to have protected them. But, well, this is one group I’m not too sad to see go under.