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According to family members, Phelps died of undisclosed health problems shortly before midnight on March 19, 2014. Family members also stated that there would be no funeral for Phelps, due to the fact that the church views funerals as "worshiping the dead", making it unclear what will happen to him, and Westboro Baptist Church, now that he has died. | According to family members, Phelps died of undisclosed health problems shortly before midnight on March 19, 2014. Family members also stated that there would be no funeral for Phelps, due to the fact that the church views funerals as "worshiping the dead", making it unclear what will happen to him, and Westboro Baptist Church, now that he has died. | ||
On June 2014, Zacharias Phelps-Roper, son of Shirley Phelps-Roper, allegedly made a claim to the Planting Peace organization that his grandfather, the late Fred Phelps, may have had a change of heart regarding homosexual people. According to Phelps-Roper, his grandfather stood outside of his church building, and expressed his support for the Equality House within earshot of his congregation. It is believed that he had developed this sense of empathy after he had discovered that his wife was diagnosed with a serious illness. | |||
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