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WBC's travel expenses exceed $200,000 annually.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-bbc_212-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westboro_Baptist_Church#cite_note-bbc-212 [212]]</sup> According to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Poverty_Law_Center Southern Poverty Law Center], Westboro is funded entirely by its congregation and accepts no outside donations.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-splc_213-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westboro_Baptist_Church#cite_note-splc-213 [213]]</sup> The church has received money from lawsuits and legal fees.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-splc_213-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westboro_Baptist_Church#cite_note-splc-213 [213]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shaw-yorkdispatch_214-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westboro_Baptist_Church#cite_note-shaw-yorkdispatch-214 [214]]</sup> For example, they sued the city of Topeka several times in the 1990s.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-splc_213-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westboro_Baptist_Church#cite_note-splc-213 [213]]</sup> WBC received $16,500, and is pursuing another $100,000, in legal fees for a case won in court.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shaw-yorkdispatch_214-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westboro_Baptist_Church#cite_note-shaw-yorkdispatch-214 [214]]</sup> The WBC is considered a nonprofit organization by the federal government, and is therefore exempt from paying taxes. | WBC's travel expenses exceed $200,000 annually.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-bbc_212-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westboro_Baptist_Church#cite_note-bbc-212 [212]]</sup> According to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Poverty_Law_Center Southern Poverty Law Center], Westboro is funded entirely by its congregation and accepts no outside donations.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-splc_213-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westboro_Baptist_Church#cite_note-splc-213 [213]]</sup> The church has received money from lawsuits and legal fees.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-splc_213-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westboro_Baptist_Church#cite_note-splc-213 [213]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shaw-yorkdispatch_214-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westboro_Baptist_Church#cite_note-shaw-yorkdispatch-214 [214]]</sup> For example, they sued the city of Topeka several times in the 1990s.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-splc_213-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westboro_Baptist_Church#cite_note-splc-213 [213]]</sup> WBC received $16,500, and is pursuing another $100,000, in legal fees for a case won in court.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shaw-yorkdispatch_214-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westboro_Baptist_Church#cite_note-shaw-yorkdispatch-214 [214]]</sup> The WBC is considered a nonprofit organization by the federal government, and is therefore exempt from paying taxes. | ||
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