Fred Phelps, in case you didn't know, is the religious extremist version of the professional accident victim. He and his children and their demon spawn make a living off of the first amendment lawsuits they file when police departments, city councils, and legislatures cross the line of restricting Phelps's free speech rights. The Phelps klan drive around the country staging "protests" at the funerals of gay people, in front of state houses and city buildings, and, more recently, the funerals of soldiers.
This is very interesting. I'd never heard this side of the Westboro Baptist Church story. I did know that Phelps was an attorney -- a civil rights attorney at that. He has since been disbarred but in the 60s and 70s he made quite a name for himself filing suits on behalf of black Kansans. I also knew that his entire family were lawyers. I did not know that they supported themselves this way. It'd be interesting to see how much they've won in these suits. It'd also be interesting to find out if the whole "God Hates Fags" thing is just a media ruse designed for them to be able to sue and make $$$.
Very interesting.
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