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No Funeral for Fred Phelps
Mar 20, 2014 6:34 PM CDT
No Funeral for Fred Phelps
LGBT group urges people to 'rise above all the anger'
(Newser)
- Given how Fred Phelps and his Westboro Baptist Church picketed funerals to spread the word that gay people were evil, one of the top gay advocates in Phelps' home state could be forgiven if he were hoping for a little payback now that Phelps is dead . No such luck. The...
Westboro's
Fred Phelps
Dead at 84
Mar 20, 2014 10:57 AM CDT
Westboro's Fred Phelps Dead at 84
Son Timothy confirms the news
(Newser)
- Just days after his estranged son revealed he was "on the edge of death," Fred Phelps has died. The death of the 84-year-old founder of the Westboro Baptist Church occurred shortly before midnight, son Timothy Phelps tells WIBW . Daughter Shirley Phelps-Roper confirmed that Phelps died yesterday at Midland...
Westboro Booted
Phelps for Pushing
'Kinder Approach'
Mar 18, 2014 1:07 PM CDT
Westboro Booted Phelps for Pushing 'Kinder Approach'
But he was referring to other church members, not apparently to homosexuals
(Newser)
- News surfaced over the weekend that Fred Phelps, the 86-year-old founder of the notorious anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church , was not only near death but had been excommunicated from his own church. Why the latter? It's still not entirely clear, but the
Topeka Capital-Journal
reports that the excommunication came after...
Westboro's Fred Phelps
'on Edge of Death,' Says Son
Mar 16, 2014 11:06 AM CDT
Westboro's Fred Phelps 'on Edge of Death,' Says Son
Reportedly in hospice care
(Newser)
- Fred Phelps, best known for his controversial protests at military funerals, is reportedly in hospice care and "on the edge of death" in Kansas, his estranged son says in a Facebook post. Nate Phelps also claims that the 84-year-old driving force behind the Westboro Baptist Church was ex-communicated by...
Westboro: We'll Picket Boston Marathon Funerals
Apr 16, 2013 10:56 AM CDT
Westboro: We'll Picket Boston Marathon Funerals
Westboro Baptist Church blames gay marriage for bombings
(Newser)
- We'd call this a new low for Westboro Baptist Church, but these are the people who threatened to picket Sandy Hook . Now they say they'll picket the funerals of the Boston Marathon victims, the Raw Story reports. The church's reasoning, per a press release : "GOD SENT...
Westboro Founder's Son to Speak—as Westboro Protests
Mar 16, 2012 12:03 AM CDT
Westboro Founder's Son to Speak—as Westboro Protests
Other Phelps kin will protest at 'Reason Rally'
(Newser)
- The Westboro Baptist Church consists mainly of founder Fred Phelps' extended family, and they will be facing off against one of their own at an atheist rally in Washington, DC, next weekend. Fred's estranged son, Nate Phelps, a gay rights advocate and anti-child abuse activist , will be joining speakers...
Unlikely FBI Trainers:
Westboro Church
Jun 30, 2011 3:00 AM CDT
Unlikely FBI Trainers: Westboro Church
Furious agents get sessions canceled
(Newser)
- The Westboro Baptist Church apparently has a thing or two to teach the FBI, so leaders were invited by federal officials to help train agents at Quantico, NPR has discovered. Churchgoers were called in to show agents what makes extremists tick, according to federal sources. Early training sessions went off...
Westboro Protested
by ... the KKK
May 31, 2011 4:11 PM CDT
Westboro Protested by ... the KKK
Two groups converge at Arlington National Cemetery
(Newser)
- Not a surprise: Westboro Baptist Church was doing its thing yesterday, protesting at Arlington National Cemetery hours before President Obama’s Memorial Day observances at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Somewhat more of a surprise: Members of the controversial church were met by a counter-protest … by purported members of...
Westboro to
Obama, Justices:
You're Going to Hell
TALK SHOW ROUNDUP
Mar 6, 2011 10:30 AM CST
Westboro to Obama, Justices: You're Going to Hell
And more lighthearted fun on the Sunday dial
(Newser)
- Westboro Baptist Church may have scored a key First Amendment victory this week, but they're not about to send out thank-you notes, reports Politico . In an appearance this morning on Fox News Sunday attorney and Fred Phelps daughter Margie Phelps said that the Supreme Court justices are hell-bound. “...
Gloating
Westboro
Vows to
Quadruple
Protests
Mar 3, 2011 7:46 AM CST
Gloating Westboro Vows to Quadruple Protests
Anti-gay extremists hail Supreme Court decision
(Newser)
- The Westboro Baptist Church reacted to its Supreme Court victory yesterday with its usual amount of tact and good grace. Gloating leaders of the Kansas-based extremist church vowed to quadruple the number of protests at military funerals now that the court has ruled such demonstrations are protected under the First...
Supreme Court:
Westboro Protests Protected
Mar 2, 2011 10:19 AM CST
Supreme Court: Westboro Protests Protected
Pickets might be 'outrageous,' but covered by 1st Amendment
(Newser)
- John Roberts' Supreme Court ruled 8-1 today that the controversial Westboro Baptist Church pickets outside military funerals might be "outrageous," but they're also protected under the First Amendment. The ruling upholds a reversal of a lower court's $5 million award to a dead Marine's father, who sued Westboro...
Arizona Bans
Funeral Protests
Jan 11, 2011 10:30 PM CST
Arizona Bans Funeral Protests
Lawmakers head off group's plan to protest at Tucson victims' funerals
(Newser)
- Arizona lawmakers have moved swiftly to prevent the Westboro Baptist Church from carrying out its plan to picket the funerals of Tucson shooting victims . Emergency legislation banning protests at or near funeral sites was signed into law by Gov. Jan Brewer Tuesday evening after it was unanimously approved by the...
Westboro Funeral Picketers
to Be Confronted by 'Angels'
Jan 11, 2011 10:11 AM CST
Westboro Funeral Picketers to Be Confronted by 'Angels'
Silent supporters will block mourners with large wings
(Newser)
- When Westboro Baptist Church picketers arrive at the funeral of 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green on Thursday, they’ll be met by a group of angels. Tucson residents are coming together to build 8- by 10-foot angel wings, which participants will wear while surrounding the mourners. "We want to surround...
Westboro Baptist Will Picket Arizona Victims' Funerals
Jan 10, 2011 2:02 PM CST
Westboro Baptist Will Picket Arizona Victims' Funerals
Fred Phelps has another disturbing video message
(Newser)
- Well, you had to see this coming, but that doesn’t make it any less disturbing: The Westboro Baptist Church will picket at the funerals of Saturday’s Tucson shooting victims. In a video posted on the church’s official website, Fred Phelps thanks God for “the violent shooter,...
Westboro Church to Protest
at Elizabeth Edwards' Funeral
Dec 9, 2010 12:08 PM CST
Westboro Church to Protest at Elizabeth Edwards' Funeral
You stay classy, Fred Phelps
(Newser)
- America’s least-favorite protest group is at it again. The Westboro Baptist Church will picket the funeral of Elizabeth Edwards, it announced today on its website, the charmingly named godhatesfags.com. The church didn’t elaborate on Edwards' specific transgression, but given that its ultraconservative congregation usually gets its jollies...
Guy Pepper-Sprays
Westboro Group at Funeral
Aug 29, 2010 8:13 AM CDT
Guy Pepper-Sprays Westboro Group at Funeral
Target was extremist demonstrators: cops
(Newser)
- Those appalled by the tactics of the Westboro Baptist Church have a new folk hero: An Omaha man yesterday drove by as the group protested the funeral of a Marine killed in Afghanistan, reached out his window and pepper-sprayed them. George Vogel, 62, faces 16 charges of misdemeanor assault, one...
Marine's Dad Ordered to Pay Protesters' Court Fees
Mar 30, 2010 10:21 AM CDT
Marine's Dad Ordered to Pay Protesters' Court Fees
He's having trouble finding money for Supreme Court filing
(Newser)
- The father of a Marine killed in Iraq and whose funeral was picketed by anti-gay protesters was ordered to pay the protesters' appeal costs, his lawyers said yesterday. On Friday, Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ordered Albert Snyder to pay $16,510 to Fred Phelps, the leader of...
Supreme Court Takes on
Anti-Gay Funeral Protest Case
Mar 9, 2010 9:49 AM CST
Supreme Court Takes on Anti-Gay Funeral Protest Case
Father of slain soldier wants damages from Westboro Baptist Church
(Newser)
- The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a lawsuit against the Westboro Baptist Church, the band of religious zealots who hold anti-gay protests at the funerals of slain soldiers. The case is being brought by the father of a Marine killed in Iraq, whose son's funeral was targeted by the...
'Lady Gaga
Is Going to
Hell!': Rev
Dec 24, 2009 5:41 AM CST
'Lady Gaga Is Going to Hell!': Rev
Fred Phelps thinks singer is a 'proud whore' who hates you
(Newser)
- Rev. Fred Phelps hates all things gay, and Lady Gaga certainly qualifies. So he’s launching a crusade against her, announcing today that his Westboro Baptist Church will picket an upcoming Gaga concert. In a charming press release titled “God Hates Lady Gaga,” he explains that Gaga is...
Barred Savage Calls for British Boycott
May 7, 2009 3:39 AM CDT
Barred Savage Calls for British Boycott
Savage, Phelps lash out at UK's hate speech penalty
(Newser)
- Right-wing radio mouth Michael Savage has branded British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith a "witch" and urged his listeners yesterday to boycott the country's products and cancel trips to Britain, the
Daily Telegraph
reports. "I suggest you stop buying English made goods," fumed Savage, who has been barred...
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