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Westboro Church
The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) is a small American, unaffiliated Primitive Baptists, Primitive Baptist church in Topeka, Kansas, founded in 1955 by pastor Fred Phelps. Labeled a hate group, WBC is known for engaging in Protests by Westboro Baptist Church, homophobic and anti-American pickets, as well as hate speech Discrimination against atheists, against atheists, Antisemitism, Jews, Islamophobia, Muslims, Transphobia, transgender people, and numerous Christian denominations. Their theology and practises have been rejected almost universally by Christian churches.https://religionatfsu.omeka.net/exhibits/show/ccda-spring2016/wbctch423 WBC has been involved in actions against gay people since 1989, later seeking a crackdown on homosexual activity at Gage Park, Topeka, Gage Park near its headquarters. In addition to conducting Homophobia, anti-gay protests at military funerals, the organization pickets celebrity funerals and public events. Protests have also been held against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Phelps
Fred Waldron Phelps Sr. (November 13, 1929 – March 19, 2014) was an American minister who served as the pastor of the Westboro Baptist Church, worked as a civil rights attorney, and ran for statewide election in Kansas. He gained national attention for his homophobic views and protests near the funerals of gay people, military veterans, and disaster victims who he believed were killed as a result of God punishing the U.S. for having "bankrupt values" and tolerating homosexuality. In 1955, Phelps founded the Westboro Baptist Church, a Topeka, Kansas-based independent Primitive Baptist congregation. It has been described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as "arguably the most obnoxious and rabid hate group in America". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
