Shirley Phelps-Roper defends her decision to protest at funerals. The Phelpses’ appearance on the supermodel’s syndicated talk show was surreal — not just because Phelps-Roper took the unusual step of ...

After the notoriously notorious Westboro Baptist Church said it would be picketing the funerals of the slain children in Newtown, the notorious hacktivists known as Anonymous started an Internet ...

As host of a current events radio show, one of the things I like to do is take a hot topic in the news and turn it into a talk topic on my show. The crusade of Shirley Phelps-Roper is no exception. As ...

Shirley Lynn Phelps-Roper (née Phelps; born October 31, 1957) is an American lawyer and political activist. She was the lead spokesperson of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas, an ...

Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings MEMPHIS, TN - AUGUST 18: Westboro Baptist Church member Shirley Phelps Roper ...

PHOENIX - Members of the Westboro Baptist Church won't picket the funerals of the victims of Saturday's shooting in Tucson that left six dead. Church spokeswoman Shirley Phelps Roper said Wednesday ...

A gay-bashing, fringe church has been cleared of defamation claims stemming from church members? saying the father of a fallen Marine had “raised him for the devil.” Ruling Monday in the case ...

Megan Phelps-Roper is an American political activist who was formerly a member of, and spokesperson for, the Westboro Baptist Church, a Calvinist Christian sect categorized as a hate group. Her mother ...

PAPILLION, Neb. (AP) -- Nebraska's law to protect the American flag is unconstitutional, says a legal challenge filed for a Kansas woman. Shirley Phelps-Roper has been charged with letting her 10-year ...

PITTSTON – Shirley Phelps-Roper of the Westboro Baptist Church promises a peaceful protest today at the funeral service of Army Spc. Dale Kridlo. But city officials are more concerned about people ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 6 -- A Topeka, Kan., church could soon resume picketing at soldiers' funerals in Missouri because of a federal appeals court ruling Thursday. A three-judge panel ruled that a ...