Westboro Baptist Church News

Since 84-year-old Fred Phelps, founder and former leader of the twisted organization that calls itself the Westboro Baptist Church, passed away late Wednesday evening, many people are breathing a sigh of relief.

Rev. Fred Phelps Sr., the founder of the Westboro Baptist Church, has died at the age of 84. Tim Phelps, his son, made the announcement Thursday.

The status of being an idol has landed Lorde in hot water with the Westboro Baptist Church. The Church plan to "warn the living" and protest the Kiwi singer-songwriter at her Kansas concert this week.

Topeka - The controversial Fred Phelps Sr, founder of Westboro Baptist Church and "God Hates Fags", is reportedly near death in a hospice facility in Topeka, Kansas.

The Satanic Temple, a NY-based group seeking to foster "benevolence and empathy among all people" through Satan, performed a "Pink Mass" at the Mississippi grave of Catherine Idalette Johnston, mother of Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps Jr.

Topeka - The Westboro Baptist Church witnessed a gay marriage ceremony that took place across from their premises Saturday. Kimberly Kidwell, 31, married Katie Short in a wedding ceremony conducted on the front lawn of the rainbow-painted Equality House in Topeka.

The Westboro Baptist Church, the group that gained notoriety for picketing funerals of servicemen and recently Boston Marathon victims, has linked the Oklahoma tornado to Jason Collins's decision to come out and Kevin Durant's support of the decision.

Boston - The controversial Westboro Baptist Church has vowed to picket the funerals of those killed in the Boston Marathon blasts.

Topeka - The granddaughter of the most infamous clergyman in the country has decided to leave her family's church and apologizes for her family's hateful behavior.

Washington - A petition drive to have Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) labeled as a hate group continues to gain steam, as well as a petition calling for the group to be stripped of their non-profit status.