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J.K. Rowling: My transgender comments were 'profoundly' misunderstood

"I never set out to upset anyone," she said in the trailer for her forthcoming podcast, "The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling."

Media acts like Westboro Baptist Church in its condemnation of Amy Cooper

When I encounter viral moments like the one involving the Coopers — the angel and the villain so neatly laid out — my first instinct is to ask: What context...

Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters troll Westboro Baptist Church — again

Foo Fighters versus Westboro Baptist Church round three.

My grandfather started the most hateful church in America

Libby Phelps Alvarez, 34, is the granddaughter of Fred Phelps, the founder of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan. — the most notorious anti-gay hate group in America. Libby...

RNC protesters are getting vile

CLEVELAND — Police broke up skirmishes between groups of demonstrators a few blocks from the Republican National Convention as large crowds formed Tuesday afternoon. There was no immediate word on...

Disgusting Westboro Baptist points hate at gay NCAA hoops trailblazer

The nation’s leader in boycotts is at it again, this time aiming its ire at the NCAA Tournament. The Westboro Baptist Church is targeting its latest rage at Seton Hall...

Westboro Baptist Church plans to disrupt Beau Biden's funeral

How low can they go? The Westboro Baptist Church, a group infamous for picketing soldiers' funerals and using hate speech, has announced plans to protest Beau Biden's funeral on Saturday. The...

Westboro founder Fred Phelps Sr. dies at 84

TOPEKA, Kan. — The Rev. Fred Phelps Sr., the fiery founder of a small Kansas church who led outrageous and hate-filled protests that blamed almost everything, including the deaths of...

Westboro Baptist parodies Lorde's 'Royals'

Lorde save us, for the Westboro Baptist Church are spreading their idiocy again. Not satisfied with plans to picket the New Zealander’s show in Kansas City, MO on Friday night...

Westboro Baptist pastor in hospice care

TOPEKA, Kan. — The Rev. Fred Phelps Sr., who founded a Kansas church widely known for its protests at military funerals and anti-gay sentiments, is in a care facility, according...