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# Westboro Baptist Church

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Watch Foo Fighters 'rickroll' Westboro Baptist Church
Take a break and watch The Foo Fighters be absolute legends.
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Aug 24th 2015, 11:00 AM
Foo Fighters trolled Westboro Baptist Church in the most perfect way imaginable
Amazing.
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Aug 23rd 2015, 9:59 AM
"You Irish people are in for a whooping": The Westboro Baptist Church on the same-sex marriage referendum
Steve Drain, a representative for the church had some strong words for Anton Savage today.
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Jun 8th 2015, 7:04 PM
JK Rowling wonderfully defended Ireland against the Westboro Baptist Church
Yaaaaas queen.
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May 27th 2015, 6:50 PM
The Westboro Baptist Church thinks "God Hates Ireland" after yesterday - but they got our flag wrong
Scarlet for them.
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May 24th 2015, 10:25 AM
This gay Irish guy called up the Westboro Baptist Church for life advice
Shirley Phelps left homophobic comments on YouTuber Riyadh Khalaf’s videos, so he rang her to ask why.
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Apr 7th 2015, 11:16 AM
Lorde fans hit back at Westboro Baptist protest with sympathetic banner
The Church’s Lorde picket was the first since the death of leader Fred Phelps
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Mar 24th 2014, 9:35 AM
Column: Fred Phelps’ hateful legacy is a gift to freedom and democracy
Many people loathed the Westboro Baptist Church’s message, but the USA rightfully protected their right to be seen and heard, writes Aaron McKenna.
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Mar 22nd 2014, 8:00 AM
Did the Empire State Building wear a rainbow flag after Fred Phelps' death?
There’s speculation that the building sent a message about the anti-homosexuality pastor.
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Mar 21st 2014, 8:18 AM
Fred Phelps, the founder of the Westboro Baptist Church, has died
The controversial church leader died at the age of 84.
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Mar 20th 2014, 4:00 PM
Punk band shoots porn film on the grounds of Westboro Baptist Church
Westboro Baptist Church gets more than it bargained for…
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Oct 7th 2013, 4:20 PM
Westboro Baptist protest destroyed... by Ke$ha's backing dancers
This is a wonderful thing.
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Aug 19th 2013, 7:30 PM
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
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Feb 10th 2013, 10:30 AM
VIDEO: Russell Brand takes on the Westboro Baptist Church
In case you missed it…
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Dec 19th 2012, 5:17 PM
Westboro Baptist Church to picket Paterno funeral
Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, who died last Sunday, will be buried in a private funeral today.
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Jan 25th 2012, 5:38 PM
Watch: Foo Fighters organise Westboro Baptist Church counter-protest
The US band heard that the controversial church members were coming to picket their show, so they organised a very special performance…
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Sep 18th 2011, 1:54 PM
Elizabeth Taylor was fashionably late for her own funeral
Colin Farrell recited a poem as Taylor was laid to rest in the same cemetery as her good friend Michael Jackson.
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Mar 25th 2011, 1:03 PM
'God hates fags' family face Supreme Court action
The infamous Phelps family of the Westboro Baptist Church are brought to court over protests at military funerals.
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Oct 7th 2010, 2:21 PM