Founder of the Westboro Baptist Church, known for protesting at military funeral procession and gay rights events is reportedly near death. The 85 year old Rev. Fred Phelps is reportedly suffering from several medical issues and he is being cared for in a health facility. Read more and check pics of the Westboro Church protests after the jump.
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Rev. Fred Phelps Sr., who founded a Kansas church that’s widely known for its protests at military funerals and anti-gay sentiments, is in a care facility.
Westboro Baptist Church spokesman Steve Drain said Sunday that Phelps is being cared for in a Shawnee County facility. Drain wouldn’t identify the facility but says Phelps is 84 and “having some health problems.”
The Rev. Fred Phelps, leader of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan., is reportedly near death.The Rev. Fred Phelps, leader of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan., is reportedly near death.
Members of the Westboro church, based in Topeka, frequently protest at funerals of soldiers with signs containing messages like “Thank God for dead soldiers” and “Thank God for 9/11,” claiming the deaths are God’s punishment for American immorality and tolerance of homosexuality and abortion.
