Dead Marine’s father ordered to pay protesters’ legal costs

The father of a Marine whose funeral was picketed by the Westboro Baptist Church says an order to pay the protesters’ legal costs in a civil claim is nothing less than a “slap in the face.”

“By the court making this decision, they’re not only telling me that they’re taking their side, but I have to pay them money to do this to more soldiers and their families,” said Albert Snyder, whose son, Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder, was killed in action in Iraq in 2006.

The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ordered that Snyder pay more than $16,000 in costs requested by Westboro for copies of motions, briefs and appendices, according to court documents.

Mr. Snyder claims he is unable to pay any legal costs in the case and is attempting to raise funds on his son’s site, http://www.matthewsnyder.org/.

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“In my opinion, any person who thinks that the members of the Westboro Baptist Church are Christian is completely ignorant in the teachings of Jesus Christ.”

Update
Cable news host Bill O’Reilly said 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.

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