Fred Phelps was born on November 13, 1929. He was an American pastor, lawyer, and activist who founded the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas. Phelps and the church are known for their extreme anti-homosexual views and their picketing of funerals of soldiers and other public figures.
Unmasking Fred Phelps: Unraveling the Life and Beliefs of an Infamous American Pastor