In its 2011 decision snyder v. , the supreme court affirmed the right of the westboro baptist church to

The Snyder vs Phelps cased affirmed the right of the Westboro Baptist Church to protest funerals.

The Westboro Baptist Church is a group of individuals who protest at funerals of soldiers. They do this as a means to express their religious beliefs. This groups antics are highly questionable, as they blame America's acceptance of homosexuality for the death of soldiers.

This court case aimed to restrict their right to protest/freedom to speech due to the emotional stress it causes citizens. However, the court ruled in favor of the church.

The second , larger puritan colony of massachusetts bay was conceived as a "city upon a hill". but it also struggled with internal turmoil like the salem witch trials and external conflicts like king philip's (metacom's) war.

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