Fight Fred Phelps

and his kooky cult too. For those of you unfamiliar, Phelps is the leader of the Westboro Baptist Church who leads anti-gay protests at military funerals. My understanding of Phelps position is that God is punishing us with dead soldiers because we have become too tolerant of homosexuality.

One of the funerals his group protested at was for fallen Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder who died in Al Anbar province Iraq on March 3, 2006; at only 20 years of age. Snyder's father, Albert Snyder, sued. He recently lost on appeal although the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case in October.

However, in the interim, Albert Snyder has been ordered to reimburse the protesters' appellate fees

The two-page decision supplied by attorneys for Albert Snyder of York, Pa., offered no details on how the court came to its decision.

On Friday, Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ordered Snyder to pay $16,510 to Fred Phelps. Phelps is the leader of Topeka's Westboro Baptist Church, which conducted protests at Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder's funeral in 2006.

Attorneys also said Snyder is struggling to come up with fees associated with filing a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court.

Financial contributions to aide Snyder can be made here.