Westboro Baptist Church
Events (52)
- November 27, 1955 and After: Westboro Baptist Church Begins Operations 1955-11-27
- March 26, 1993: Eight Anti-Gay Church Protesters Injured in Riot 1993-03-26
- December 13-14, 1997: City Planner Refuses Job in Topeka because of Anti-Gay Church Protests 1997-12-13
- March 26, 1998: Anti-Gay Minister Announces Longshot Campaign for Kansas Governor 1998-03-26
- October 14, 1998: Anti-Gay Church Group Protests at Murdered Gay Student’s Funeral 1998-10-14
- November 18, 1998: Kansas Citizens’ Rights Leader Condemns Anti-Gay Protests at Funeral of Slain Gay Man, Says Silent Acquiescence Encourages Violence, Hate Speech 1998-11-18
- November 24, 1998: Gay Rights and Anti-Gay Organizations Join in Condemning Anti-Gay Church’s Protests at Murder Victim’s Funeral 1998-11-24
- October 3, 2003: Church Tries to ‘Memorialize’ Murdered Gay Student with Monumument Mocking, Vilifying Him 2003-10-03
- March 2, 2004: Anti-Gay Church Vilifies Democratic Presidential Candidate with Homophobic, Anti-Semitic Slurs 2004-03-02
- August 27, 2005: Local Residents Demonstrate against Anti-Gay Protesters at Soldiers’ Funerals 2005-08-27
- March 10, 2006 and After: Marine’s Father Sues Anti-Gay Church for Publicly Vilifying Dead Son 2006-03-10
- April 29, 2006: ’Fallen Heroes Act’ Passed to Thwart Anti-Gay Protesters from Appearing at Military Funerals 2006-04-29
- September 8, 2006: Anti-Gay Pastor: God Brought 9/11 About to Punish America for Its ‘Horrendous Sodomite Sins‘… ‘God Himself Is Now America’s Terrorist’ 2006-09-08
- October 2-3, 2006: Anti-Gay Church Agrees Not to Protest Murdered Girls’ Funerals in Return for Radio Coverage 2006-10-02
- June 5, 2007 and After: Anti-Gay Church Leader Arrested for Flag Desecration, Child Abuse; Most Charges Later Dropped 2007-06-05
- August 7-10, 2007: Anti-Gay Church Plans Protests at Funerals of Bridge Collapse Victims, Fails to Appear 2007-08-07
- April 3, 2008: Judge Assesses $5 Million in Damages against Anti-Gay Church for Picketing Soldier’s Funeral 2008-04-03
- May 13, 2008: Anti-Gay Church Celebrates Huge Death Toll in Chinese Earthquake 2008-05-13
- July 14, 2008: Anti-Gay Church Announces Protest at Former Bush Press Secretary’s Funeral 2008-07-14
- October 25, 2008: Anti-Gay Church Representatives Debate Ban on Same-Sex Marriage in Florida 2008-10-25
- November 9, 2009: Anti-Gay Church Members Protest outside Schools where President’s Daughters Attend 2009-11-09
- September 10, 2010: Florida Pastor Goes Back on Promise to ‘Never’ Burn Koran, Implies Koran-Burning May Be On Again 2010-09-10
- September 11, 2010: Anti-Gay Church Officials Burn Koran, Media Pays Little Attention 2010-09-11
- November 24, 2010: Thousands Form ‘Human Buffer’ between Military Funeral and Anti-Gay Church Protesters 2010-11-24
- January 11, 2011: Arizona Passes Law Blocking Funeral Protests 2011-01-11
- March 2, 2011: Supreme Court Finds Anti-Gay Church’s Protest at Soldier’s Funeral Protected by First Amendment 2011-03-02
- May 4, 2011: Fox Business Channel Viewers List People They Want Waterboarded, Include Obama, Progressive Talk Show Hosts 2011-05-04
- May 29, 2011: ’Patriot Guard Riders’ Block Protesters from Disrupting Memorial Service for 165 People Dead in Joplin Tornado Outbreak 2011-05-29
- June 29, 2011: FBI Confirms Anti-Gay Church Members Took Part in FBI Training 2011-06-29
- October 10, 2011: Anti-Gay Church Member Berates Child who Died from Brain Tumor 2011-10-10
- February 2009: United Kingdom Bars Anti-Gay Leaders from Entering Country
- March 2010: Appeals Court Overturns Verdict in Lawsuit, Finds in Favor of Anti-Gay Church that Protested Funeral of Slain Marine
- April 2009: Anti-Gay Church Begins Defaming, Attacking Jews
- April 2010: Anti-Gay Church Targets Jews, Catholics, President Obama in DVD Mailing
- June 2005 and After: Anti-Gay Church Begins Picketing Slain Soldiers’ Funerals
- June 1991 and After: Anti-Gay Church Begins ‘Picketing Ministry’
- August 2008: Canada Bars Anti-Gay Group from Entering Country
- August 2010: Klan Repudiates Koran-Burning Pastor, Warns against Tea Party Activism
- October 2004: Anti-Gay Church Members Target Conservative Evangelist
- October 2007: Jury Awards $11 Million to Family of Slain Marine Defamed, Harassed by Anti-Gay Church
- 1990: Anti-Gay Church Leader Runs for Governor of Kansas
- 1992: Anti-Gay Minister Runs for Senate, Slurs Opponent
- 1993 and After: Anti-Gay Church Members Face Charges Stemming from Protests
- 1995: Anti-Gay Minister Speaks at Church, Invited by White Supremacist Leader
- 1995 - 1997: Anti-Gay Church Protesters Convicted of Harassing Passersby
- 1996: Anti-Gay Church Member Convicted of Assaulting Lutheran Minister
- 1996: Anti-Gay Church Rhetorically Attacks Rabbi of Local Synagogue
- 1997: Topeka Police Chief Resigns after Accusations of ‘Coddling’ Anti-Gay Church Leader
- 1997: Anti-Gay Church Launches Hate Web Site
- 2003: Anti-Gay Activist Beaten while Carrying Sign Thanking God for 9/11 Attacks