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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle
SON OF A BIGOT -
His dad founded the infamous Westboro Baptist Church. Nate Phelps is dedicated to reversing that legacy of hate
Nate Phelps is the sixth of Fred’s 13 children, and he has the scars to show for it. He describes his father as verbally and physically abusive. When he was 18, Nate ran away from home and from the fundamentalist Calvinist religion in which he was raised.Now in his 50s, Nate finds himself publicly squaring off with his father and siblings to reverse their legacy of intolerance. He lives in Calgary, where he has become a public speaker who champions LGBT rights and raises awareness about the connection between extreme religion and child abuse. He is currently writing a book about his life and is the subject of an upcoming documentary.
http://www.salon.com/2012/09/25/son_of_a_bigot/ |
I actually heard him speak at Lawrence Tech. The story is somewhat horrifying. But, it's kind of funny that it literally all stems from his father. It gives the entire WBC even less credibility than it already didn't have. :P