UPDATE: Elizabeth Taylor laid to rest today without incident. Westboro Baptist Church did not anticipate such a quick burial. It remains to be seen whether they will protest her memorial service.
The Westboro Baptist Church has announced it is planning to protest the funeral of Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor.
The Westboro Baptist Church is known for picketing the funerals of U.S. soldiers and carrying signs that state “God hates fags.” Spokesperson Margie J. Phelps, daughter of the church’s leader Fred Phelps, said Taylor “joined Michael Jackson and Heath Ledger in hell.”
Westboro’s right to picket funerals was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this month as freedom of speech. No word of counter protests by supporters and fans of Taylor.
