FRED PHELPS, the founder of the fiercely anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church, has died aged 84. Phelps founded his church in 1955. Its small congregation, largely comprised of Phelps' family members, ...

TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Rev. Fred Phelps Sr., the fiery founder of a small Kansas church who drew international condemnation for outrageous and hate-filled protests that blamed almost everything, ...

Fred Phelps, the pastor who led a small Kansas church's vitriolic "God Hates Fags" anti-gay campaign across the United States, has died, the church said on Thursday. Phelps, whose Westboro Baptist ...

Until the Westboro Baptist church imploded a few years ago following the death of its founder and scathing revelations from former members, it was the most viciously anti-LGBTQ+ organization in the ...

TOPEKA, Kan. – Fred Phelps did not care what you thought of his Westboro Baptist Church, nor did he care if you heard its message that society’s tolerance for gay people is the root of all earthly ...

In this March 19, 2006 file photo, the Rev. Fred Phelps Sr. preaches at his Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan. Phelps, the founder of the Kansas church known for anti-gay protests and pickets at ...