Westboro Baptist Church: Difference between revisions

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|type of villains = Hatemongering Cult|type of villain=Hatemongering Cult|crimes=[[Homophobia]] [[Gayphobia]] [[Biphobia]] Public endangerment [[Hate Speech]] [[Transphobia]] [[Lesbophobia]] [[Enbyphobia]] [[Acephobia]] [[Panphobia]] [[Propaganda]] [[Misogyny]] [[Anti-Semitism]] [[Anti-Catholicism]] [[Islamophobia]] [[Negrophobia]] [[Xenophobia]] [[Americophobia]] [[Anti-Native American Sentiment]] [[Hate crime]]s [[Ableism]] [[Atheophobia]]}}

{{Quote|I think that the pastor [Fred Phelps] is not a very nice person. I think he's an angry person who's twisted the Bible and picked and chosen verses that support his anger, that sort of justify his anger, and he's instilled that in his children and they've passed it on to their children. Although the second and third generation are by and large quite nice people from what I saw, they still live under the influence of their Gramps.|Louis Theroux}}

The '''Westboro Baptist Church''' ('''WBC''') are self-proclaimed "Christians" unaffiliated Baptist church known for its extreme ideologies, particularly its [[homophobia]]. The church is widely described as a [[Hate Groups|hate group]] and is monitored as such by the Anti-Defamation League and Southern Poverty Law Center. Founded by since-excommunicated pastor [[Fred Phelps]], the church consists primarily of members of his large family; in 2011, the church stated that it had about 40 members. The church is headquartered in a residential neighborhood on the west side of Topeka about three miles (5 km) west of the Kansas State Capitol. Its first public service was held on the afternoon of November 27, 1955.

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The WBC is not affiliated with any Baptist denomination, including the two largest Baptist denominations, the Baptist World Alliance or the Southern Baptist Convention, both of which have denounced the WBC over the years. The church describes itself as following Primitive Baptist and Calvinist principles.

Fred Phelps has been arrested for abusing 4 of his 13 children.<ref>https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2001/inside-westboro-baptist-church</ref> His absurd levels of incompetence likely led him to believe that he did nothing wrong and/or would get away with it.

==History==

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 |type of villains = Hatemongering Cult|type of villain=Hatemongering Cult|crimes=[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Gayphobia]]<br>[[Biphobia]]<br>Public endangerment<br>[[Hate Speech]]<br>[[Transphobia]]<br>[[Lesbophobia]]<br>[[Enbyphobia]]<br>[[Acephobia]]<br>[[Panphobia]]<br>[[Propaganda]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Anti-Catholicism]]<br>[[Islamophobia]]<br>[[Negrophobia]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Americophobia]]<br>[[Anti-Native American Sentiment]]<br>[[Hate crime]]s<br>[[Ableism]]<br>[[Atheophobia]]}}
 {{Quote|GOD HATES FAGS!|The WBC's infamous slogan.}}
+{{Quote|I think that the pastor [Fred Phelps] is not a very nice person. I think he's an angry person who's twisted the Bible and picked and chosen verses that support his anger, that sort of justify his anger, and he's instilled that in his children and they've passed it on to their children. Although the second and third generation are by and large quite nice people from what I saw, they still live under the influence of their Gramps.|Louis Theroux}}
 The '''Westboro Baptist Church''' ('''WBC''') are self-proclaimed "Christians" unaffiliated Baptist church known for its extreme ideologies, particularly its [[homophobia]]. The church is widely described as a [[Hate Groups|hate group]] and is monitored as such by the Anti-Defamation League and Southern Poverty Law Center. Founded by since-excommunicated pastor [[Fred Phelps]], the church consists primarily of members of his large family; in 2011, the church stated that it had about 40 members. The church is headquartered in a residential neighborhood on the west side of Topeka about three miles (5 km) west of the Kansas State Capitol. Its first public service was held on the afternoon of November 27, 1955.
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 The WBC is not affiliated with any Baptist denomination, including the two largest Baptist denominations, the Baptist World Alliance or the Southern Baptist Convention, both of which have denounced the WBC over the years. The church describes itself as following Primitive Baptist and Calvinist principles.
+Fred Phelps has been arrested for abusing 4 of his 13 children.<ref>https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2001/inside-westboro-baptist-church</ref> His absurd levels of incompetence likely led him to believe that he did nothing wrong and/or would get away with it.
 ==History==