CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Hundreds of protesters and police have taken over Public Square in downtown Tuesday afternoon. Even Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams is on hand. Two people were arrested and taken away by police. It’s the largest gathering of protest groups and the largest gathering of police since the beginning of the Republican […]
CLEVELAND– The Westboro Baptist Church filed permits to protest during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this summer. The group, known for protesting same-sex marriage and military funerals, is requesting to use the official speakers platform at Public Square on Tuesday, July 19, according to the applications. The Westboro Baptist Church is also seeking to use […]
None of the protesters on both sides were arrested, though the anger of the Moore, Oklahoma residents showed in chasing away the Westboro protesters. Members of the Westboro Baptist Church showed up at Central Junior High School in Moore., Okla., on Sunday to picket — but the people of Moore were not having […]
(RNN) – The Rev. Fred Phelps Sr., founder of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, KS, has died at age 84. He recently has been in hospice care at a Shawnee County, KS, facility. “The death of Fred Phelps’ body, a man who preached a plain faithful doctrine to an ever darkening world, is […]
Members of the Westboro Baptist Church announced this morning that they plan to picket today’s funeral of film critic Roger Ebert, who died last week at age 70 following a lengthy battle with cancer.
CHARDON, Ohio – A group on Facebook is trying to encourage others to join a “human barricade” against a church that is planning to protest the funeral of a Chardon High School shooting victim. The Facebook page shows more than 1,600 people signed up to take part in Saturday’s blockade. Danny Parmertor, 16, was shot […]
Westboro Baptist Church, known for its extreme views against homosexuality, has decidec to picket former Penn State coach Joe Paterno’s funeral.