Fred Phelps
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About
Head pastor of the Westboro Baptist Church, which is known for picketing military funerals to voice their anti-gay views.
Before Fame
He was part of the Boy Scouts of America and became an Eagle Scout.
Trivia
In 1979, he was disbarred from practicing law in Kansas.
Family Life
His parents were Catherine Idalette Johnston and Fred Wade Phelps. His daughter Shirley Phelps-Roper became the spokesperson of the Westboro Baptist Church.
Associated With
In 2006, George W. Bush signed the Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act into law, which prohibited protests within 300 feet of military funerals.
