The Latest On Fred Phelps From Buzzfeed

[LeftofObama]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/tonymerevick/westboro-baptist-church-founder-fred-phelps-excommunicated-a



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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 father’s apparent excommunication from his own church, saying:





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[Laf.La.Dem.]

1. excommunication - because he is gay??

[pipoman]

5. The web should be brimming with this report. ..

[Warpy]

2. Voted out to protect their inheritances, most likely

because Medicare isn't going to cover everything.

[Lex]

3. Sounds like a long miserable fucking death.

Just an observation.

[PCIntern]

6. Weekend turned out pretty well...

Just saying...

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. lawyer daughter consolidating her power?

[rustydog]

7. How horrible does one have to be

To be kicked out of the hate-church you founded?