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The Westboro Baptist Church originated as a branch of the East Side Baptist Church in Topeka, established in 1931. In 1954, East Side hired Phelps as an associate pastor, and then promoted him to be the pastor of their new church, Westboro Baptist, which opened in 1956. Soon after Westboro was established, Phelps broke all ties with East Side Baptist. | The Westboro Baptist Church originated as a branch of the East Side Baptist Church in Topeka, established in 1931. In 1954, East Side hired Phelps as an associate pastor, and then promoted him to be the pastor of their new church, Westboro Baptist, which opened in 1956. Soon after Westboro was established, Phelps broke all ties with East Side Baptist. | ||
==Protest activities== | ==Protest activities== | ||
[[File:WBCpicketing.jpeg|thumb|WBC members picketing with their distinctive signs]]Phelps and his family picket approximately six locations every day, including many in Topeka and some events farther afield. On Sundays, up to 15 churches may receive pickets. By their own count, WBC has picketed in all 50 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._state U.S. states]. | [[File:WBCpicketing.jpeg|thumb|WBC members picketing with their distinctive signs|link=Special:FilePath/WBCpicketing.jpeg]]Phelps and his family picket approximately six locations every day, including many in Topeka and some events farther afield. On Sundays, up to 15 churches may receive pickets. By their own count, WBC has picketed in all 50 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._state U.S. states]. | ||
The group carries out daily picketing in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topeka,_Kansas Topeka] and travels nationally to picket the funerals of gay victims of murder, gay-bashing or people who have died from complications relating to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS AIDS]; other events related or peripherally related to homosexuality; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football football] games; and live pop concerts. As of March 2009 the church claims to have participated in over 41,000 protests in over 650 cities since 1991. One of Westboro's followers estimated that the church spends $250,000 a year on picketing. | The group carries out daily picketing in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topeka,_Kansas Topeka] and travels nationally to picket the funerals of gay victims of murder, gay-bashing or people who have died from complications relating to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS AIDS]; other events related or peripherally related to homosexuality; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football football] games; and live pop concerts. As of March 2009 the church claims to have participated in over 41,000 protests in over 650 cities since 1991. One of Westboro's followers estimated that the church spends $250,000 a year on picketing. | ||
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