Westboro Baptist Church

Letting go of religious hatred – escaping into a better world

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At a deep psychological level people tend to flow with the cultural tide, and so we have the observation that the religious belief people embrace tells us a great deal about their geographical location and the micro-cultures they inhabit, and not much else. Those born into a Sunni family will generally tend to be Sunni … Read more

Nate Phelps – “Leaving Hate Behind” at #QEDcon

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I was truly privileged and honoured to listen to Nate Phelps talk about growing up in Westboro Baptist church and also talk about his eventual escape from it when I attended #QEDcon in Manchester on 13th April. Given his background and indoctrination in a cult labelled the most hated family in America, he is truly a testimony to our … Read more

Weird: “Westboro Baptist Church To Protest Fred Phelps’ Funeral, Says Daughter”

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Claim: Westboro Baptist church plans to picket the funeral of their founder Fred Phelps Status: False … the Twitter account @MargieJPhelps once really did belong to the daughter of the Rev. Fred Phelps Sr., but no, the tweets were created by @Grampscramps as satire If you had previously seen the claim, then you  might indeed have been tempted … Read more

A dying Fred Phelps has been booted out of his own Church

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CBS reports that Fred Phelps (pictured above), the founder of the rather vile hate-cult known as Westboro Baptist Church, is “on the edge of death.” and their source is his estranged son … In a statement on his Facebook page, Nathan Phelps, who has been estranged from his father for 30 years, said the senior Phelps was dying … Read more