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The '''Westboro Baptist Church''' ('''WBC''') is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States American] unaffiliated ~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptist~~ Baptist] church known for its extreme ideologies, especially those ~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophobia~~ against gay people]. ~~The~~ church is widely described as a ~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_group~~ hate group~~] and~~ is monitored as such by the ~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Defamation_League~~ Anti-Defamation League] and ~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Poverty_Law_Center~~ Southern Poverty Law Center]. It is headed by [[Fred Phelps]] and 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 ~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Topeka ~~Topeka]~~ about three miles (~~5 km~~) west of the ~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_State_Capitol~~ Kansas State Capitol]. Its first ~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_service~~ public service] was held on the afternoon of November 27, 1955.

The '''Westboro Baptist Church''' ('''WBC''') is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States American] unaffiliated Baptist church known for its extreme ideologies, especially those against gay people. The church is widely described as a hate group and is monitored as such by the Anti-Defamation League and Southern Poverty Law Center. It is headed by Fred Phelps and 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.

The church has been involved in actions against [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality gay people] since at least 1991, when it sought a crackdown on homosexual activity at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gage_Park,_Topeka Gage Park] six blocks northwest of the church. In addition to conducting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-LGBT_rhetoric anti-gay] protests at military funerals, the organization pickets other celebrity funerals and public events that are likely to get it media attention. Protests have also been held against Jews and some protests have included WBC members [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_desecration#United_States stomping] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States American flag].

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-The '''Westboro Baptist Church''' ('''WBC''') is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States American] unaffiliated [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptist Baptist] church known for its extreme ideologies, especially those [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophobia against gay people]. The church is widely described as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_group hate group] and is monitored as such by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Defamation_League Anti-Defamation League] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Poverty_Law_Center Southern Poverty Law Center]. It is headed by [[Fred Phelps]] and 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topeka Topeka] about three miles (5 km) west of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_State_Capitol Kansas State Capitol]. Its first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_service public service] was held on the afternoon of November 27, 1955.
+The '''Westboro Baptist Church''' ('''WBC''') is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States American] unaffiliated Baptist church known for its extreme ideologies, especially those against gay people. The church is widely described as a hate group and is monitored as such by the Anti-Defamation League and Southern Poverty Law Center. It is headed by Fred Phelps and 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.
 The church has been involved in actions against [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality gay people] since at least 1991, when it sought a crackdown on homosexual activity at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gage_Park,_Topeka Gage Park] six blocks northwest of the church. In addition to conducting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-LGBT_rhetoric anti-gay] protests at military funerals, the organization pickets other celebrity funerals and public events that are likely to get it media attention. Protests have also been held against Jews and some protests have included WBC members [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_desecration#United_States stomping] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States American flag].