Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps Sr. “on the edge of death,” son says

CBS/AP ^ | 3/16/2014

[South40]

The estranged son of the founder of the Westboro Baptist Church said his father is "on the edge of death."

Fred Phelps Sr. became famous for organizing picket lines of brightly-colored signs carrying hateful messages against tolerance during the funerals of military personnel and famous figures. His actions led to at least two federal and several state laws restricting protests during military funerals.

In a statement on his Facebook page, Nathan Phelps, who has been estranged from his father for 30 years, said the senior Phelps was dying in hospice care in Topeka, Kan., and that he had been ex-communicated from his own church in August of 2013.

[Forgotten Amendments]

Is he a real person?

I always thought they were some kind of street theater or performance art. Sort of like Andy Kauffman wrestling.

[DakotaGator]

Would love to see a thousand Patriot Guard Riders attend the funeral maintaining silent contempt and not interfering with any others who decided to be noisy.

[americas.best.days...]

It seems as though we’ve found the threshold for “prayers up” for the family,regardless of differences.

[elhombrelibre]

He is to Christianity what Putin is to it. And they both hate America.

[IronJack]

A sinner [soon to be] in the hands of an angry God.

[Slings and Arrows]

[mowowie]

Actually i hope NOBODY shows up.

[nothingnew]

Everybody dies. No one gets out of here alive. It's just the truth.

FMCDH(BITS)

[Farmer Dean]

You mean a seat near the Ted Kennedy eternal flame?Lard and alcohol,burns like napalm.

[Vaquero]

[beelzepug]

Lord, help me to bite my tongue. Amen.

[upchuck]

I’ve had a couple of run ins with these slime bags.

Loud, vulgar, profane, in your face disgusting pigs.

Farewell Fred. I’ll stop here.

[AppyPappy]

Hoping for a gay pride march at his funeral.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

That would certainly make the message clear; as would “May God have mercy on your soul”. Mainly, just don’t behave like Phelps and the G.B.C. did.

[beelzepug]

That is a terrific idea. It really ought to happen.

[donozark]

Wouldn’t it be a hoot if some of ‘ol Fred’s Hospice workers turn out to be gay?

[Colonel_Flagg]

And don’t anyone forget - this jerk was a DEMOCRAT.

The dirty little secret of the Westboro Baptist Church, and one you'll never hear reported by mainstream media.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

I have long suspected they were a lefty ‘troll group’ trying to make Christians look bad. Buncha pukes.

[Georgia Girl 2]

He’s on the edge of death? Can someone give him a gentle nudge? :-)