Depraved Hate Group Plan To Picket Heath Ledger's Funeral


	Depraved Hate Group Plan To Picket Heath Ledger's Funeral

merrie

1-24-2008 7:25 AM

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heath ledger, australian, westboro baptist church, hate group, homophobia, picket funerals, us soldiers

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The Church, which has been classified by the Southern Poverty Law Centre as a “hate group”, also planned to hold a demonstration outside of the upcoming Academy Awards ceremony.

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