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Westboro church shares "religious opinion and Bible commentary on current events" online and through protests, where church members use large placards with controversial language.
A member of a group representing Westboro Baptist Church, center, is followed by a coalition of LGBTQ+ organizations and supporters using Pride-themed umbrellas as shields in a counter-protest ...
In response, the Arizona legislature passed an emergency bill to ban protests within 300 feet (100 m) of a funeral service, and Tucson residents made plans to shield the funeral from protesters. [28] [29] The group canceled plans to hold a protest during the memorial at the University of Arizona in exchange for air time on radio talk shows. [30]
The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) is an American, unaffiliated Primitive Baptist church in Topeka, Kansas, that was founded in 1955 by pastor Fred Phelps.It is widely considered a hate group, [nb 1] and is known for its public protests against gay people and for its usage of the phrases "God hates fags" and "Thank God for dead soldiers".
Shirley Lynn Phelps-Roper (née Phelps; born October 31, 1957) is an American lawyer and political activist.She was the lead spokesperson of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas, an organization that protests against homosexuality conducted under the slogan "God Hates Fags" until a power struggle within the organization reduced her status.
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Fred Waldron Phelps Sr. (November 13, 1929 – March 19, 2014) was an American minister and disbarred lawyer who served as the pastor of the Westboro Baptist Church, worked as a civil rights attorney, and ran for statewide election in Kansas.
Westboro Baptist Church targeted a Foo Fighters concert at Kansas City's Sprint Center on Friday, Aug. 21, and the band fired back -- with a Rickroll. Foo Fighters' 'Learn to Fly': Watch 1,000 ...