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Fred Phelps, former head of Westboro Baptist Church, died, family member says
WIBW ^
| Mar 20, 2014
Posted on 03/20/2014 9:01:36 AM PDT by Second Amendment First
Fred Phelps Sr., the former head of the Westboro Baptist Church, died late Wednesday night, according to a family member.
Phelps' son, Timothy told 13 News that his father died just before midnight. Timothy Pheps works at the Shawnee Co. Jail.
Ironically, another son who is a member of the church, attorney Jonathan Phelps told us Thursday morning, "Pastor Phelps is doing just fine." That, of course, could have been a spiritual reference.
Over the weekend, we learned that Phelps was reportedly "on the edge of death."
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.
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To: Second Amendment First
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posted on
03/20/2014 9:02:13 AM PDT
by
onyx
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To: Second Amendment First
I’m pretty sure he got a BIG surprise.
Hope he brought warm weather clothing...
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posted on
03/20/2014 9:03:09 AM PDT
by
Kozak
("It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal" Henry Kissinger)
To: onyx
The entire “greatest generation” failed America. Not the stupidity of one man.
May he RIP.
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posted on
03/20/2014 9:04:33 AM PDT
by
edcoil
(Not a single republican was ever a slave owner. They were all democrats.)
To: Second Amendment First
Saved, I think yes, but has probably lost out in other ways. A lesson for the rest of us.
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posted on
03/20/2014 9:05:36 AM PDT
by
Genoa
(Starve the beast.)
To: onyx
Members of the Westboro Baptist Church plan a massive loud protest at his funeral.
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posted on
03/20/2014 9:06:14 AM PDT
by
Enterprise
("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
To: Second Amendment First
Probably dead and buried in secret for a few days so nobody could protest at his funeral.
CC
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posted on
03/20/2014 9:07:09 AM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
To: Second Amendment First
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posted on
03/20/2014 9:07:39 AM PDT
by
Darren McCarty
(Abortion - legalized murder for convenience)
To: onyx
I first ran into his crowd fifteen years ago while protesting Clinton at the VFW convention in Kansas City. I told the secret service I wouldn’t stand on the same corner as them and they let us establish a new protest site across the street.
To: Kozak
[I’m pretty sure he got a BIG surprise. Hope he brought warm weather clothing...]
I take it NOT flip flops and shorts...
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posted on
03/20/2014 9:08:23 AM PDT
by
GraceG
To: Second Amendment First
Seems like some in his own family rejected his antics.................
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posted on
03/20/2014 9:08:27 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(LIberal is an oxymoron......................)
To: Darren McCarty
I hope that he received the Grace of repentance and conversion before he died.
To: Second Amendment First
The gays have lost their biggest asset.
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posted on
03/20/2014 9:09:43 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Second Amendment First
Don’t let the door hit ya....
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posted on
03/20/2014 9:10:40 AM PDT
by
alice_in_bubbaland
(When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes mandatory ... Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Second Amendment First
Ironically, another son who is a member of the church, attorney Jonathan Phelps told us Thursday morning, "Pastor Phelps is doing just fine." If they excommunicated him then why would they refer to him as "Pastor Phelps"? Unless they mean Shirley, or whoever is running the show now.
To: Enterprise
Members of the Westboro Baptist Church plan a massive loud protest at his funeral. If Westboro Baptist isn't doing his funeral then what church in their right mind is?
To: Second Amendment First
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posted on
03/20/2014 9:14:05 AM PDT
by
Arm_Bears
(Shoot cops that shoot dogs.)
To: Second Amendment First
Another Democrat.....................
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posted on
03/20/2014 9:14:17 AM PDT
by
blueyon
(The U. S. Constitution - read it and weep)
To: DoodleDawg
Bet you a dollar that Phelps in real life was an atheist.
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posted on
03/20/2014 9:15:21 AM PDT
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dfwgator
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