I was infuriated by Tuesday's article, "States may limit funeral protests," Feb. 7, about anti-gay groups protesting at funerals for soldiers who died fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

How dare they intrude in a ceremony as sacred and serious as a funeral? If they are protesting gays because they believe so strongly in the Christian faith, then why are they desecrating a sacred ceremony of saying farewell to the deceased? My father fought in the Gulf War and would be fighting now if he were not non-deployable. If my father died out there and anti-gay protesters came to his funeral, their days of protesting would be abruptly and violently ended. These protesters show no respect to the deceased or the family of the deceased.

I am a Christian and do not support, nor do I protest homosexuality, but I believe funerals are a time for remembrance and honoring the deceased; a final moment to say goodbye. A movement should be made to prevent protesters from being anywhere near these funerals.