Southern Baptist President denounces Fred Phelps and his Wesboro cult

Southern Baptist Convention President Bobby Welch strongly denoucen Fred Phelps and his "God Hates Fags" Westboro Baptist Church.

Welch pointed out that Phelps is an independent pastor and not part of the Southern Baptist Convention.

From the Baptist Press:

“Southern Baptists have consistently condemned and officially distanced themselves from Phelps’ hate-filled activities," Welch said.

“It is incorrigible that any person for any reason would take such devastating advantage of broken hearted children, spouses, and parents, at a funeral of their loved one, to draw attention to themselves. Such an ignorant and uncaring disregard for people’s deep feelings will undoubtedly cut into raw nerves that will produce unpredictable negative results.”

Welch added that the SBC does not have “any connection whatsoever with Fred Phelps and his Westboro Church in Kansas,” noting that Phelps has picketed Southern Baptists “on numerous occasions.”

From the same article, moron Phelps:

Westboro Baptist is made up of 100-200 congregants meeting in the basement of Phelps’ home, which sits in a large fenced compound occupied by nine of his thirteen children and their spouses. Approximately 75-100 of the church’s members are related to Phelps by blood or marriage, according to research done by the Topeka Capital-Journal in 1994.