. . . . "1929-11-13Z"^^ . . "Fred Waldron Phelps"@en . "1929Z"^^ . . . "2014Z"^^ . "Fred Phelps"@en . . "Phelps Sr., Fred Waldron"@en . "Fred Waldron Phelps, Sr. (November 13, 1929 \u2013 March 19, 2014) was an American pastor who headed the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), an independent Baptist church based in Topeka, Kansas. Phelps attained notoriety primarily from his vehemently anti-gay activism and his picketing of funerals of homosexuals and soldiers.Phelps was a disbarred lawyer, founder of the Phelps Chartered law firm, and a former civil rights activist. He sought public office four times as a member of the Democratic Party."@en . . "American pastor and activist" . "2014-03-19Z"^^ . "Phelps, Fred W."@en .