https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to westboro baptist church en https://religiondispatches.org/2015/12/30/gluten-phobia-sacred-volcanoes-undercover-atheists-best-religion-and-science-writing This year saw the launch of the Cubit: RD’s answer to the mainstream media’s coverage of the intersection of religion and science—those too-familiar stories in which religion and science are represented as either fundamentally at odds, or oddly conjoined. Over… Wed, 30 Dec 2015 06:00:25 EST Andrew Aghapour 24fccefb-43a2-428d-97a5-2dc8f2e7ccc1 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/10/19/god-hates-nags-why-gods-name-westboro-protesting-kim-davis Members of the infamously anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) arrived in Morehead, Kentucky today to picket the Rowan County courthouse, workplace of Kim Davis, the county clerk and “religious liberty” martyr who rose to fame by refusing to issue marriage… Mon, 19 Oct 2015 12:21:13 EDT Rebecca Barrett-Fox ea08a479-b5f0-4802-b5ce-17278ede543d https://religiondispatches.org/2013/08/21/pop-star-keha-punks-westboro-baptist-church God smacks this world. Wed, 21 Aug 2013 05:03:08 EDT Evan Derkacz 51e16a9c-d228-43a1-aaed-2e7e85b37b18 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/02/11/two-fred-phelps-granddaughters-leave-westboro-church-hate “I still cry a lot,” one says, about leaving her family and church. Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:21:49 EST Peter Montgomery e1c6ef72-860a-4330-89fd-4aed89b02293 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/09/04/hell-other-people Judgment is a process, a refiner’s fire, not a permanent condition. If people can’t abide the idea of Hitler, Stalin, and Pol Pot gliding right through the Pearly Gates, they don’t have to worry. But no one should ever say “never” about anyone else’s chances. The theological and ethical point is to try to have the mind, and more importantly, the loving heart of God. Tue, 04 Sep 2012 12:09:22 EDT Peter Laarman e9a31e5e-27bc-4945-bc9b-f0b7a9ea4197 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/06/17/what-do-when-fred-phelps-arrives-your-neighborhood While I support free speech, the lunatic fringe of Fred Phelps and all too many mainstream believers whose idea of the Bible is limited to particular portions of Leviticus speak all too often. What should we do on this particular Saturday and in the future when Fred Phelps announces he will picket in our neighborhoods? Should we throw glitter on Fred Phelps? Should we stay home? Should we even write articles or comment on the six o’clock news? Fri, 17 Jun 2011 03:08:24 EDT Susan Henking bea5d24e-4fd2-4dad-bfc7-41cddf9c19f7 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/06/03/what-would-jesus-chew-bishops-bet-b-ball-incredibly-shrinking-brain This week’s The Week in Religion. Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:42:36 EDT Michael J. Altman e480a93d-2682-4caf-94d1-2df8adfa8b8f https://religiondispatches.org/2011/05/31/phelps-unites-enemies-memorial-day Westboro Baptist and the KKK. Tue, 31 May 2011 08:50:28 EDT Candace Chellew-Hodge c560797c-a947-4898-b05a-277a9a02b84c https://religiondispatches.org/2011/03/03/god-hates-fags-case-free-speech-trumps-free-exercise The erosion continues. Thu, 03 Mar 2011 08:05:47 EST Julie Ingersoll d8090a77-3853-438c-ab45-6d3752f26642 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/03/02/supreme-court-rules-first-amendment-applies-mean-and-crazy-people-too Upholds Westboro Baptist Church’s constitutional right to protest dead Marine’s funeral. Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:21:42 EST Lauri Lebo 37ee85ee-f17d-44b8-841a-9748f91106cd https://religiondispatches.org/2011/01/20/incredible-shrinking-free-exercise-clause How did we get to the point where the infringement of a religious obligation is constitutionally irrelevant despite the existence in the text of a constitutional protection of religion? Thu, 20 Jan 2011 12:02:30 EST Bruce Ledewitz d755c83c-bdc8-47f0-a438-659bafcf090c https://religiondispatches.org/2011/01/14/dorito-pepsi-eucharist-hate-pastor-smackdown-and-egyptian-muslims-shield-christians The week in religion. Fri, 14 Jan 2011 01:44:09 EST Michael J. Altman f2f3321e-6542-4bdf-bb89-23fb33cf4508 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/12/09/julian-assange-nativity-castros-hanukkah-burger-blessing Come donkey, it’s time to pray. Thu, 09 Dec 2010 11:18:33 EST Michael J. Altman 56bda4c2-6e72-43eb-be0a-7208535f0971 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/10/12/taking-religious-rightin-kansas-yes Liberals can use sharp contrasts in social positions to their advantage, without waffling or apologizing. No, really. Tue, 12 Oct 2010 08:30:14 EDT Daniel Schultz a62d44a3-6d3a-430b-a331-3e6860f25af6 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/10/07/freak-show-supreme-court Phelpses tell supporters of their First Amendment rights to go to hell. Thu, 07 Oct 2010 06:19:08 EDT Lauri Lebo 3f032cf8-f349-4785-87a3-5d22f6e3e4c6 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/10/06/growing-gay-666-fred-phelps-retrospect Growing up in Topeka, Kansas, wasn’t exactly Hell—not for me anyway. Then again, I spent most of my 18 formative years there hiding from Topeka’s foremost biblical authority, the infamous anti-gay funeral picketer, Rev. Fred Phelps. As a child I had a secret buried deep within… Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:38:04 EDT Scott Blaine Swenson a812320b-0781-4524-9ccd-8c7bdd2814c0 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/10/05/motivations-god-hates-fags-churchs-philosophy On eve of Supreme Court case, a look at the theological roots of Westboro Baptist. Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:59:55 EDT Lauri Lebo c80903ea-ac28-4ecc-9229-bd6a0d5a9579 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/08/31/phelps-vile-words-test-first-amendment A visit to Westboro Baptist Church. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:08:44 EDT Lauri Lebo b392d2c5-0baf-4a1f-84ec-eff6c8823354 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/08/17/judge-rules-law-prohibiting-picketing-outside-military-funerals-unconstitutional Law was targeted at Fred “God Hates Fags” Phelps’ protests. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:58:54 EDT Julie Ingersoll 7f7bcd34-9b6d-4f8d-a814-a892772c5351 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/04/29/could-fred-phelps-bring-tolerance-mississippi-community Students who attended fake prom to keep out gay student might see the worst in themselves. Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:37:55 EDT Lauri Lebo 89bd7a2f-4f28-431c-984d-35835306c087