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Higher Ground: The great divorce

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

Fred Phelps founded the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka in 1955, and it is known for denouncing homosexuality and protesting at soldiers' funerals. (Associated Press)

PRUDEN: Goodbye to an infamous tormentor — the Rev. Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 1, 2007 file phtoo, the Rev. Fred Phelps Sr. prepares to protest outside the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Phelps, the founder of the Kansas church known for anti-gay protests and pickets at military funerals, died Thursday, March 20, 2014. He was 84. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)

Phelps tested free speech with anti-gay protests

By JOHN HANNA - Associated Press

Fred Phelps founded the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka in 1955, and it is known for denouncing homosexuality and protesting at soldiers' funerals. (Associated Press)

Death of Westboro’s Phelps raises questions on church’s future

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 19, 2006 file photo, Rev. Fred Phelps Sr. preaches at his Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas. Phelps, who founded a Kansas church that’s widely known for its protests at military funerals and anti-gay sentiments, is being cared for in a Shawnee County facility according to Westboro Baptist Church spokesman Steve Drain on Sunday, March 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Founder of anti-gay Kansas church in care facility

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Illustration: Free speech by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

KNIGHT: High cost of free speech

By Robert Knight - The Washington Times

Members of the Westboro Baptist Church picket in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010. The court was hearing the free-speech dispute between Albert Snyder of York, Pa., and the Topeka, Kan., church. The case focuses on whether the church has the right to protest at funerals. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Supreme Court hears grief vs. speech arguments

By Ben Conery - The Washington Times