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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".
[4] [5] Her grandfather was Fred Phelps, who founded the Westboro Baptist Church, a Christian sect based on the members' Calvinist interpretation of the bible and categorized by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a hate group. [1] [2] Her parents taught her the doctrine of the Westboro Baptist Church sect from an early age. She grew up on a ...
Mar. 5—OWASSO — School and town officials in Owasso are again making plans to ensure student and public safety after leaders of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church out of Topeka, Kansas ...
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.
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 ...
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Lauren Drain was a member from 2001 until 2007, when she was excommunicated for questioning church doctrine and unauthorized contact with a Connecticut man seeking to learn more about the church. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Following her excommunication, she briefly lived on her own in Topeka, but was haunted by reminders of her banishment from the church and ...
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