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''"God hates fags! God hates America! Thank God for dead soldiers! You're going to hell!"'' - Fred Phelps.---=-dee

'''Fred Waldron Phelps, Sr. '''(born November 13, 1929) is ~~a disbarred~~ lawyer and the founder and pastor of the [[Westboro Baptist Church]], an Independent Primitive Baptist church in Topeka, Kansas, ~~that is~~ known for its extreme antagonism towards ~~many factions~~ of society, ~~most notably homosexuals and gay-rights activists~~. The church uses hate slogans on their picket signs such as "God Hates Fags", "Thank God for Dead Soldiers" and "America is Doomed". The Westboro Baptist Church is comprised mainly of Fred Phelps' large extended family, and although tiny in number the group is infamous throughout America and regularly receives mainstream media attention for their audacity and the sheer degree of their hatefulness. Members are brainwashed from childhood to support Phelps' agenda and spread his dogmatic beliefs in a manner that can be considered fanatical at best and criminally insane at worst. As of March 2014, he is excommunicated from the church and reportedly near death.

'''Fred Waldron Phelps, Sr. '''(born November 13, 1929) is an ex-lawyer and the founder and former pastor of the [[Westboro Baptist Church]], an Independent Primitive Baptist church in Topeka, Kansas, known for its extreme antagonism towards most of modern society, in particular homosexuality. The church uses hate slogans on their picket signs such as "God Hates Fags", "Thank God for Dead Soldiers" and "America is Doomed". The Westboro Baptist Church is comprised mainly of Fred Phelps' large extended family, and although tiny in number the group is infamous throughout America and regularly receives mainstream media attention for their audacity and the sheer degree of their hatefulness. Members are brainwashed from childhood to support Phelps' agenda and spread his dogmatic beliefs in a manner that can be considered fanatical at best and criminally insane at worst. As of March 2014, he is excommunicated from the church and reportedly near death.

==Biography==

===Early Life 1929-1947===

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-'''Fred Waldron Phelps, Sr. '''(born November 13, 1929) is a disbarred lawyer and the founder and pastor of the [[Westboro Baptist Church]], an Independent Primitive Baptist church in Topeka, Kansas, that is known for its extreme antagonism towards many factions of society, most notably homosexuals and gay-rights activists. The church uses hate slogans on their picket signs such as "God Hates Fags", "Thank God for Dead Soldiers" and "America is Doomed". The Westboro Baptist Church is comprised mainly of Fred Phelps' large extended family, and although tiny in number the group is infamous throughout America and regularly receives mainstream media attention for their audacity and the sheer degree of their hatefulness. Members are brainwashed from childhood to support Phelps' agenda and spread his dogmatic beliefs in a manner that can be considered fanatical at best and criminally insane at worst. As of March 2014, he is excommunicated from the church and reportedly near death.
+'''Fred Waldron Phelps, Sr. '''(born November 13, 1929) is an ex-lawyer and the founder and former pastor of the [[Westboro Baptist Church]], an Independent Primitive Baptist church in Topeka, Kansas, known for its extreme antagonism towards most of modern society, in particular homosexuality. The church uses hate slogans on their picket signs such as "God Hates Fags", "Thank God for Dead Soldiers" and "America is Doomed". The Westboro Baptist Church is comprised mainly of Fred Phelps' large extended family, and although tiny in number the group is infamous throughout America and regularly receives mainstream media attention for their audacity and the sheer degree of their hatefulness. Members are brainwashed from childhood to support Phelps' agenda and spread his dogmatic beliefs in a manner that can be considered fanatical at best and criminally insane at worst. As of March 2014, he is excommunicated from the church and reportedly near death.
 ==Biography==
 ===Early Life 1929-1947===