Shirley Phelps-Roper

Nascimento : 1957-10-31, Topeka, Kansas, U.S.

História

Shirley Lynn Phelps-Roper (born: October 31, 1957) is an American lawyer and political activist. She was the lead spokesperson of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas. It should be noted that she now speaks against the church, though some suggest this is to save her career as a lawyer.

Filmes

Louis Theroux: Surviving America’s Most Hated Family
Herself
Louis returns to visit the Westboro Baptist Church in the wake of the death of its leader.
Louis Theroux: America's Most Hated Family in Crisis
Herself
Following up on his 2007 documentary, The Most Hated Family in America, Louis Theroux returns to Topeka, Kansas, for a week-long visit with the Westboro Baptist Church. He again joins the Phelps family on their controversial pickets where they try to antagonise communities with offensive slogans and anti-gay placards. But four years on from Louis's last visit, there are signs of disarray in the Phelps clan. A series of defections of family members has shaken up the church.
Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in America
Herself
Louis meets the Phelps family — the people at the heart of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church. The Phelps have rabid anti-homosexual beliefs, and often campaign at the funerals of American soldiers. They believe that every tragedy in the world is God's punishment for homosexuality.