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FRED PHELPS  

Many of you may have heard about Fred Phelps and his church, the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas. Odds are if you did you were saddened, angered and disgusted. Fred Phelps and

Fred Phelps, founder of Westboro Baptist Church and the website GodHatesAmerica.com, issued a press release that his organization will picket and protest the Reverend Jerry falwell's funeral.

The Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, an organization led by Fred Phelps (a man who, for all intensive purposes, is the Antichrist) have decided to go around protesting soldier's funerals because a) they love God and b) they really hate faggots.

Sometimes in the defense of freedom, we forget that freedom comes with responsibility and in the case of protests at the funerals of fallen soldiers, it is our responsibilty to stop the hate crimes being perpetrated on the American military.

The man who stands for all that is good in America

Fred Phelps and Pat Robertson were discovered locked in an intimate embrace at Robertson's Virginia Beach home.

I thought I had pretty much seen everything,and heard of more. Wrong! Moving to the Midwest from California was different, that's for sure. That's because back in sunny California, we didn't have Fred Phelps!

Fred Phelps has recently won himself media attention by protesting at military funerals across the country because he believes God is punishing America and our nation's acceptance of homosexuality. Is the Constitution on his side?

This is an essay i wrote about protesting causing many problems in society today and hopefully how to fix this problem.

10 stories from the past week, along with my thoughts and views.

With Death of Australian Actor Heath Ledger, this week a nation is in morning and now in Anger as the Westboro Baptist church comes out threatening to pickett the funeral of this beloved Aussie actor

John Gibson found the death of Heath Ledger to be a laughing matter. Is there a place for this type of crass commentary in our society?

Westboro Baptist Church announces its intention to picket the funeral of the late Heath Ledger the day of his death

Ledger's funeral is not the first protest for the WBC, and also promises not to be the last.

Angry over Heath Ledger's onscreen portrayal of a gay cowboy, members of the Westboro Baptist Church have announced a planned protest of his American funeral services.

The Westboro Baptist Church has announced that they plan to picket the funeral of deceased actor Heath Ledger because Ledger played a homosexual in the movie "Brokeback Mountain."

The Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas is planning to protest the funeral of Heath Ledger. The church has caused quite a stir while picketing the funerals of soldiers that have died in Iraq.

This article describes the plans for the Westboro Baptist Church to picket the funeral of young actor Heath Ledger.

Westboro Baptist Church to Protest Funeral Services for Heath Ledger

The Westboro Baptist Church plans to picket Heath Ledger's funeral because of his role in "Brokeback Mountain." It is far from the first time the controversial group has made such an outcry.

On January 22, 2008, following the death of Brokeback Mountain actor Heath Ledger, the Westboro Baptist Church announced that they will picket his funeral. They feel that Ledger's portrayal of a gay cowboy mocks God and His word, and that he will burn in hell for eternity.

A Review of the Docudrama The Laramie Project

Who would have ever imagined it could happen here?

Earlier this month, the family of Lance Cpl. Matthew A. Snyder was awarded almost 11 million dollars in damages against America's most hated family (the Westboro Baptist Church) for picketing the funeral of their son.

A jury award of $11 million against the Westboro Baptist Church sets a dangerous precedent for free speech rights.

Several incidents have taken place where people have committed acts on or with people they met on Vampirefreaks.com, a gothic website. This has gotten the extreme religious right talking. This is my attempt to fight back.

When Mark Twain released Huckleberry Finn in the 1800s, it caused an immediate stir and still is controversial to this day, on the count of calling out racism in the brashest of terms. What if he did this today?

Student analyzes the crucial difference between tolerance and acceptance, using the issue of homophobia in The Laramie Project as a springboard to discuss broader issues of discrimination and hate.

an interesting look at 2 very different groups, each not being what you might expect.

This is a version of the thesis that I wrote. It deals with the issue of whether or not the Arts can have an impact on society. I chose to frame the question in the context of my experiences with one play, The Laramie Project.

A response to a 7 part documentary on the Westboro Baptist Church, most commonly known for their anti-gay slogans such as, "GOD HATES FAGS". *links included*

An article addressing the new low the Westboro Baptist Church has sunk to.

In 2005 I bought my house, my very first home it was a great feeling. I loved everything about it well, ok, most everything it seems that this house was going to put me closer to the anti Christ than I ever wanted to be.

"It's not just freedom for the thought you love; it's freedom for the thought you hate the most" --Larry Flynt

Kevin Smith reveals the premise for his upcoming horror film "Red State". Can he escape the Jay and Bob movies?

The Westboro Baptist Church has been in the news for some time now and I can't figure out why. They do nothing but spread hate, especially against the gay community, and don't even have their facts right when they are spewing out their filth.

Local law enforcement must strive to maintain balance between the federal laws and appeasing the needs of the community.

Can you name all five freedoms guaranteed under the First Amendment? This is a look at how much the average American knows (or more often, doesn't know) about the First Amendment.

Westboro Baptist Church has prompted the creation of the Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act. The question is the constitutionality of this bill and what it says about the very freedoms these soldiers have fought to uphold.

God appears over eighty-seven world cities and delivers angry message.

Sinners in this country cannot cause God to turn His back on the entire country and here's why.

This article is a follow-up to J.J. Jackson's submission, America is a "Free Speech Zone."

Imagine a corporation seemingly determined to only show its weaknesses. It would never fly. The modern church seems to be doing the same thing with its best material. It's killing the church and missing its own point.

Many right-wing Christians - especially on this site - seem to think acceptence of homosexuality is why God is turning his back on America. Have they even read the Bible?

This article is about a controvery in a small southern town centering around the rainbow flag. While it wasn't hung to symbolize gay and lesbian pride in any matter, it still struck a chord with a local religious affiliation.

As distasteful as we may find the protests of the Westboro Baptist Church at military funerals, their right to demonstrate is protected by the free speech and assembly clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution.

Before I die, I could write a hundred articles, a million words perhaps, all about how the religious right is killing the country that I love so much, but maybe it won't make a difference.

Protestors, such as the Westboro Baptist Church, who picket military funerals and preach hate and bias, are protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.