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| | Westboro's membership is made up of Fred Phelps, 9 of his 13 children (the others are estranged), their children and spouses, and a few other families and individuals.<ref name=spc /> Almost all of the church's roughly 100 members are related to Fred Phelps.<ref name=npr>Hagerty, B.B. (2011, March 2). [http://www.npr.org/2011/03/02/134198937/a-peek-inside-the-westboro-baptist-church A Peek Inside the Westboro Baptist Church]. ''NPR''.</ref> Members of the family and their relationships to Fred Phelps include: | | Westboro's membership is made up of Fred Phelps, 9 of his 13 children (the others are estranged), their children and spouses, and a few other families and individuals.<ref name=spc /> Almost all of the church's roughly 100 members are related to Fred Phelps.<ref name=npr>Hagerty, B.B. (2011, March 2). [http://www.npr.org/2011/03/02/134198937/a-peek-inside-the-westboro-baptist-church A Peek Inside the Westboro Baptist Church]. ''NPR''.</ref> Members of the family and their relationships to Fred Phelps include: |
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| | + | * Shirley Phelps-Roper, . Spokeswoman for the church, says that they picket funerals to make people angry so people will reject God and be condemned to Hell.<ref name=npr /> |
| | * Nathan Phelps, son (estranged). Nathan claims his father abused his children and wife to create an atmosphere of fear and maintain authority.<ref name=spc /> | | * Nathan Phelps, son (estranged). Nathan claims his father abused his children and wife to create an atmosphere of fear and maintain authority.<ref name=spc /> |
| | * Fred Phelps Jr., son. Works for Kansas' Department of Corrections as a staff attorney.<ref name=spc /> | | * Fred Phelps Jr., son. Works for Kansas' Department of Corrections as a staff attorney.<ref name=spc /> |
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| | * Lee Ann Phelps, . Worked for Shawnee County Sheriff's Department.<ref name=spc /> | | * Lee Ann Phelps, . Worked for Shawnee County Sheriff's Department.<ref name=spc /> |
| | * Elizabeth Pehlps, . Worked for Shawnee County Sheriff's Department.<ref name=spc /> | | * Elizabeth Pehlps, . Worked for Shawnee County Sheriff's Department.<ref name=spc /> |
| − | * Shirley Phelps-Roper, . Spokeswoman for the church
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| | ==Family Law Firm== | | ==Family Law Firm== |
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| | * Homosexuals, including [[Matthew Shepard]].<ref name=npr /> | | * Homosexuals, including [[Matthew Shepard]].<ref name=npr /> |
| | * Victims of 9/11.<ref name=spc /> | | * Victims of 9/11.<ref name=spc /> |
| | + | * U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.<ref name=spc /> |
| | + | * Amish schoolgirls murdered in Pennsylvania.<ref name=spc /> |
| | * Jews.<ref name=spc /> | | * Jews.<ref name=spc /> |
| | * The Catholic [[Pope]].<ref>http://www.adl.org/special_reports/wbc/default.asp</ref> | | * The Catholic [[Pope]].<ref>http://www.adl.org/special_reports/wbc/default.asp</ref> |