The Westboro Baptist Church is coming to picket the funerals of the Arizona shooting victims with signs that read, “God sent the shooter” because they believe this tragedy occurred as a result of America’s tolerance of gays and lesbians.
Fred Phelps and his group travel all across the United States spreading their message of hate and lies about LGBT people.
However, when the Westboro Baptist Church comes to Arizona to protest, they will actually be raising money to fight this kind of violence.
Here’s what you need to know:
- The Westboro Baptist Church is scheduled to protest the funerals of the Arizona shooting victims.
- We are collecting donations for every funeral Westboro Baptist Church protests to benefit Wingspan, the Anti-Violence Project of Southern Arizona. The more Westboro Baptist Church protests, the more money they will raise.
- Pledge a flat rate for the entire time Westboro Baptist Church is to protest
During a three month trek across the United States in an effort to promote tolerance and equality, Chris Mason, Founder of Phelps-A-Thon.com, stopped in Topeka, Kansas to visit the Westboro Baptist Church. Concealing his activist identity, He sat down for a conversation with Shirley Phelps, the daughter of Fred Phelps and new leader of the group, to get a better understanding of why the groups feels the need to spread hate.
In this clip, Chris asks Shirley Phelps her opinion of the Phelps-A-Thon counter-protests that, unbeknownst to her, he organizes and promotes.
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