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Supporters of a coalition of LGBTQ+ organizations, right, follow members of a group from Westboro Baptist Church, left, across the street from Roosevelt High School Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, Fresno.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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Currently, Fayetteville High School has a Gay-Straight Alliance, which was picketed by members of the Westboro Baptist Church in the fall of 2004. [18]-Barry Gebhart, class of 1986. Coached basketball for FHS for almost 20 years and got promoted to Athletic Director of Fayetteville school district.
A date for Robin Williams' funeral has not been set, but the Westboro Baptist Church is reportedly gearing up for what many are calling a "disgusting" protest. The hate-spewing Christian group has ...