Fred Phelps, the co-founder of hate group Westboro Baptist Church is reportedly on his ‘death bed’ according to sources.
According to Phelps’s son Nate Phelps who left the hate church in 1976, Fred Phelps the founder of Westboro Baptist Church is on ‘the edge of death’.
In a Facebook post yesterday Mr. Phelp’s son said:
‘I’m not sure how I feel about this,
‘Terribly ironic that his devotion to his god ends this way. Destroyed by the monster he made.
‘I feel sad for all the hurt he’s caused so many. I feel sad for those who will lose the grandfather and father they loved.
‘And I’m bitterly angry that my family is blocking the family members… from seeing him, and saying their good-byes.’
WBC is known for its outrageous remarks and funeral pickets especially when it comes to homosexuality.
The group were particularly critical of Matthew Shepherd, spurring the movie The Laramie Project into production.
The Church is also infamous for its GodHatesFags website.