Episode 113 - Westboro Baptist Church

Westboro Baptist Church has been labeled a hate group by the Anti-Defamation League and Southern Poverty Law Center, along with any sane person who has heard their rhetoric.  Pastor Fred Phelps started the church in 1955 and their congregation is made up of Fred, his family members, and some brain-washed friends.   They are most known for picketing outside military funerals, celebrity funerals, and public events with signs that praise the death of that person for being a sinner.   Fred Phelps died in 2014, and unfortunately did not take Westboro with him.  His family still run the church today and keeps spewing their hate-filled doctrine.  Sources https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/westboro-baptist-church https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westboro_Baptist_Church https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Phelps www.godhatesfags.com Join us on PATREON!  https://www.patreon.com/MysteryHistoryPodcast Buy our merch! https://www.mysteryhistorypodcast.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mysteryhistorypodcast/support