Anti-Westboro

This is a website for people opposed to the Westboro Baptist "Church". For those who don't know, they're a hate group from Topeka, Kansas. Most of the members are related to the groups leader, Fred Phelps Sr. The purpose of this website is to educate people about this cult and what they can do as citizens of the United States to put a stop to these hatemongers.

In no way, shape, or form do we work to promote the Westboro Baptists or the hate crimes they committ.

• They are one of over 500 hate groups monitored by the Southern Poverty Law Center. (http://www.splcenter.org)
• They have no affiliation any Baptist Organization in this country or anywhere else in the world.
• The group is comprised of anywhere from 75 to 100 people, mainly all related to Fred Phelps, Sr.
  
• Four of Fred Phelps Sr.'s thirteen children have gone on record that their father physically abused them nearly all their lives, stating it was "God's way".
  
• Fred Phelps Sr. was convicted of battery in 1951 in California and also overdosed on drugs in 1968.
• Many of the church members are lawyers or work in other jobs with the government or similar organizations even though they oppose the American government.
• Fred Phelps Sr. was disbarred from practicing law in 1979 for his lack of ethics in practicing law.

The Westboro Baptist "Church" spends most of their time and money protesting at the funerals of American soldiers, homosexuals and political and religious figures. They also protest at funerals for those involved in tragic death (9/11 victims, Hurricane Katrina victims). Many people ask why they do this. The reason they state is because God is punishing these people for their tolerance of homosexuality. Their press releases on their website constantly point out that the people they protest against died because of the fact that America tolerates homosexuality. Nevermind that the word "fag" isn't in the Bible. They still consider it "bible speech". They also point out that, when they protest at funerals of those who have personally hurt them or their reputation in the past, it's because God is punishing them in revenge for what that person or the group they're affiliated with may have done to the Westboro group.