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Westboro Baptist Church’s members belief that U.S. deaths in the Iraq war are punishment for the nation’s tolerance of homosexuality Margie M. Phelps, left, stands with her husband Pastor Fred Phelps and her daughter Margie J. Phelps
Friday, Nov. 02, 2007

Open quoteSometimes you actually want to provoke a fury, because the action of protest is meant to be polarizing. Close quote

  • DAVID MEYER
  • a sociology professor at the University of California, regarding the Westboro Baptist Church's members' belief that U.S. deaths in the Iraq war are punishment for the nation's tolerance of homosexuality
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