Westboro calls key witness

Published October 30, 2007 4:00am ET



A father?s depression was not affected by the Westboro Baptist Church decision to protest at his son?s funeral, a psychologist for the church testified in federal court Monday.

“The church?s actions certainly are emotionally offensive, butin the grand scheme of things it is a distraction,” said Neil Blumberg, a forensic psychiatrist from Timonium.

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