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'''Fred Phelps''' (born November 13, 1929) is a disbarred lawyer who is the creator and head pastor of the "~~'''~~Westboro Baptist Church~~'''~~", a church in Topeka, Kansas that is known for its extreme antagonism towards many factions of society, most notably homosexuals and gay-rights activists. They claim that all the tragedies and atrocities in the world are God's ways of "punishing" humanity for "disobeying" his word. They say that God actually hates ''all'' people'', ''(except for Phelps' and his followers) who "sin" rather than just sinning itself (according to most versions of the Bible, God loves everyone and will forgive just about anything as long as people actually repent for their sins in life; and some interpret it meaning that anybody who isnt sociopathic may be forgiven, or all will be welcome into heaven eventually), and that he hates homosexuals most of all. They think that homosexuality should be a capital crime. The church uses hate slogans on their picket signs such as "God Hates Fags", "Thank God for Dead Soldiers" and "America is Doomed".

'''Fred Phelps''' (born November 13, 1929) is a disbarred lawyer who is the creator and head pastor of the "[[Westboro Baptist Church]]", a church in Topeka, Kansas that is known for its extreme antagonism towards many factions of society, most notably homosexuals and gay-rights activists. They claim that all the tragedies and atrocities in the world are God's ways of "punishing" humanity for "disobeying" his word. They say that God actually hates ''all'' people'', ''(except for Phelps' and his followers) who "sin" rather than just sinning itself (according to most versions of the Bible, God loves everyone and will forgive just about anything as long as people actually repent for their sins in life; and some interpret it meaning that anybody who isnt sociopathic may be forgiven, or all will be welcome into heaven eventually), and that he hates homosexuals most of all. They think that homosexuality should be a capital crime. The church uses hate slogans on their picket signs such as "God Hates Fags", "Thank God for Dead Soldiers" and "America is Doomed".

The church regularly praises major tragedies and thanks God for causing them, and stages protests at funerals of victims, insulting the victims and others affected. 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.

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-'''Fred Phelps''' (born November 13, 1929) is a disbarred lawyer who is the creator and head pastor of the "'''Westboro Baptist Church'''", a church in Topeka, Kansas that is known for its extreme antagonism towards many factions of society, most notably homosexuals and gay-rights activists. They claim that all the tragedies and atrocities in the world are God's ways of "punishing" humanity for "disobeying" his word. They say that God actually hates ''all'' people'', ''(except for Phelps' and his followers) who "sin" rather than just sinning itself (according to most versions of the Bible, God loves everyone and will forgive just about anything as long as people actually repent for their sins in life; and some interpret it meaning that anybody who isnt sociopathic may be forgiven, or all will be welcome into heaven eventually), and that he hates homosexuals most of all. They think that homosexuality should be a capital crime. The church uses hate slogans on their picket signs such as "God Hates Fags", "Thank God for Dead Soldiers" and "America is Doomed".
+'''Fred Phelps''' (born November 13, 1929) is a disbarred lawyer who is the creator and head pastor of the "[[Westboro Baptist Church]]", a church in Topeka, Kansas that is known for its extreme antagonism towards many factions of society, most notably homosexuals and gay-rights activists. They claim that all the tragedies and atrocities in the world are God's ways of "punishing" humanity for "disobeying" his word. They say that God actually hates ''all'' people'', ''(except for Phelps' and his followers) who "sin" rather than just sinning itself (according to most versions of the Bible, God loves everyone and will forgive just about anything as long as people actually repent for their sins in life; and some interpret it meaning that anybody who isnt sociopathic may be forgiven, or all will be welcome into heaven eventually), and that he hates homosexuals most of all. They think that homosexuality should be a capital crime. The church uses hate slogans on their picket signs such as "God Hates Fags", "Thank God for Dead Soldiers" and "America is Doomed".
 The church regularly praises major tragedies and thanks God for causing them, and stages protests at funerals of victims, insulting the victims and others affected. 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.