Westboro Baptist Church
White House says it can’t list Westboro Baptist as ‘hate group’
By Corrie Mitchell — July 3, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) Support for White House petitions to label anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church as a "hate group" was strongest in Kansas and Newtown, Conn., according to data provided by the White House.
Fred Phelps’ son condemns Westboro’s plan to picket Newtown funerals
By Kimberly Winston — December 17, 2012
(RNS) The estranged son of a pastor famous for protesting the funerals of soldiers and AIDS victims has condemned his family’s plans to picket funerals of shooting victims in Newtown, Conn., but says local leaders should "let them show up'' instead of trying to ban them. By Kimberly Winston.
Filmmaker asks whether hell is real, and who goes there
By Lauren Markoe — October 16, 2012
(RNS) The questions posed by the new film "Hellbound?'' -- does hell exist and if so, who goes there? -- are no longer so anxiety-producing for filmmaker Kevin Miller. His faith journey has taken him to embrace a gentler view of hell that isn't a place of eternal torment, and holds that all souls will be saved. By Lauren Markoe.
Counter-protesters targeting Westboro Baptist Church
By Kellie Moore — July 23, 2012
(RNS) Thousands of people wearing red shirts gathered in downtown Columbia, Mo., in response to word of a planned protest by the Kansas-based group Westboro Baptist Church. By Kellie Kotraba.
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