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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Latest On Fred Phelps From Buzzfeed
http://www.buzzfeed.com/tonymerevick/westboro-baptist-church-founder-fred-phelps-excommunicated-a-snip-
His son, Nathan Phelps says the 84-year-old Westboro founder was voted out of his church late last summer. He was moved into a home in Topeka, Kansas where he could be watched over, and ultimately stopped eating and drinking, The Topeka Capital-Journal reports.
[Fred] is at Midland Hospice House where, as of yesterday [Friday], he is comfortable without the respiratory difficultly [sic] that he was having the day before and is unresponsive, Nathan Phelps told the Capital-Journal via email. According to the paper, a Westboro spokesman confirmed the elder Phelps is indeed a patient at the hospice.
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In a follow-up comment to his post on Facebook, Nathan Phelps would not comment on the specifics surrounding his fathers apparent excommunication from his own church, saying:
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The Latest On Fred Phelps From Buzzfeed (Original Post)
LeftofObama
Mar 2014
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Laf.La.Dem.
(2,936 posts)1. excommunication - because he is gay??
pipoman
(16,038 posts)5. The web should be brimming with this report. ..
Warpy
(110,909 posts)2. Voted out to protect their inheritances, most likely
because Medicare isn't going to cover everything.
Lex
(34,108 posts)3. Sounds like a long miserable fucking death.
Just an observation.
PCIntern
(25,347 posts)6. Weekend turned out pretty well...
Just saying...
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)4. lawyer daughter consolidating her power?
rustydog
(9,186 posts)7. How horrible does one have to be
To be kicked out of the hate-church you founded?