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t. e. 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".
Maryville is located in southern Madison County at 38°43′31″N 89°57′28″W (38.725298, -89.957674). [7] It is 17 miles (27 km) northeast of downtown St. Louis, Missouri. It is bordered to the north by Glen Carbon, to the east by Troy, and to the south by Collinsville.
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]
Westboro Baptist Church members with protest signs (2000). The documentary focuses on the Westboro Baptist Church, then headed by Fred Phelps and based in Topeka, Kansas.Born in 1929 in Meridian, Mississippi, [18] Phelps conducts himself under the belief that he is a prophet chosen by God "to preach his message of hate". [19]
Megan Phelps-Roper (born January 31, 1986) is an American political activist who is formerly a member of, and spokesperson for, the Westboro Baptist Church, a Hyper-Calvinist Christian sect, widely regarded as a hate group. [1] [2] Her mother is Shirley Phelps-Roper, and her grandfather is the church's founder, Fred Phelps.
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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. A divisive and controversial figure, he gained national attention for his homophobic views and protests ...
Occupation. Pastor. President, Southern Baptist Convention (2012-14) Fred J. Luter Jr. (born November 11, 1956, in New Orleans) is an American Baptist pastor. He is the senior pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church, based in New Orleans. He was the president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 2012 to 2014.