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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".
The group has protested a number of high-profile events such as the funerals of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and the West Nickel Mines School shooting. As well as protesting these high-profile events, WBC protests many local low-profile events, such as Kansas City Chiefs football games and live pop concerts. While the ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Westboro Baptist Church members with protest signs (2000). The documentary focuses on the Westboro Baptist Church, headed by Fred Phelps and based in Topeka, Kansas.Born in 1929 in Meridian, Mississippi, [5] Phelps conducted himself in the belief that he was a prophet chosen by God "to preach His message of hate". [6]