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'''Shirley Lynn Phelps-Roper''' (born October 31, 1957) is a member of the [[Westboro Baptist Church]]. She received both a [[B.A.]] in Criminal Justice and [[J.D.]] degree from [[Washburn University]], and currently practices with Phelps Chartered, the Phelps family's law firm.<ref>[http://www.phelpschartered.com/ShirleyLPhelpsRoper.htm Phelps Chartered bio of Shirley Phelps-Roper]</ref> She has received media coverage on [[BBC]], [[Fox News]], ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]'', ''[[The Adam Carolla Show]]'' in addition to numerous appearances on [[podcasts]] including ''[[Nobody Likes Onions]]'', ''Acorns & Merlot'' and ''Political Inversion'' for her group's aggressive preaching and controversial campaigns such as the picketing the funerals of [[AIDS]] victims with signs such as "God hates fags" and funeral processions for American soldiers killed in combat.<ref name="Theroux">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6507971.stm "The Most Hated Family in America"; bbc.co.uk; [[March 30]], [[2007]]</ref>
'''Shirley Lynn Phelps-Roper''' (born October 31, 1957) is a member of the [[Westboro Baptist Church]]. She received both a [[B.A.]] in Criminal Justice and [[J.D.]] degree from [[Washburn University]], and currently practices with Phelps Chartered, the Phelps family's law firm.<ref>[http://www.phelpschartered.com/ShirleyLPhelpsRoper.htm Phelps Chartered bio of Shirley Phelps-Roper]</ref> She has received media coverage on [[BBC]], [[Fox News]], ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]'', ''[[The Adam Carolla Show]]'' in addition to numerous appearances on [[podcasts]] including ''[[Nobody Likes Onions]]'', ''Acorns & Merlot'' and ''Political Inversion'' for her group's aggressive preaching and controversial campaigns such as the picketing the funerals of [[AIDS]] victims with signs such as "God hates fags" and funeral processions for American soldiers killed in combat.<ref name="Theroux">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6507971.stm "The Most Hated Family in America"; bbc.co.uk; [[March 30]], [[2007]]</ref>


Phelps-Roper is the wife of Brent D. Roper and a mother of 11 children. Her oldest child, Sam, is not Roper's son by birth, and her second child, Josh, is estranged from the church. Besides her father Fred, she has been the most public spokesperson of the Westboro Baptist Church and answers many of the e-mails sent to the church in a column called "''Dear Shirley''." <ref>[http://www.godhatesfags.com/featured/dearshirley/dearshirley.html Dear Shirley]</ref> [[Keith Allen]] revealed in his documentary on the [[Westboro Baptist Church|WBC]], ''Keith Allen Will Burn In Hell'', that Phelps-Roper has an [[Illegitimacy|illegitimate son]], Sam, after it was uncovered by a local media student.<ref>[http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article2687366.ece Adams, Guy; "Serious documentary maker? Is Keith Allen having a laugh?"; ''The Independent''; [[June 21]], 2007]</ref>
Phelps-Roper is the wife of Brent D. Roper and a mother of 11 children. Her oldest child, Sam, is not Roper's son by birth, and her second child, Josh, is estranged from the church. Besides her father Fred, she has been the most public spokesperson of the Westboro Baptist Church and answers many of the e-mails sent to the church in a column called "''Dear Shirley''." <ref>[http://www.godhatesfags.com/featured/dearshirley/dearshirley.html Dear Shirley]</ref> [[Keith Allen]] revealed in his documentary on the [[Westboro Baptist Church|WBC]], ''Keith Allen Will Burn In Hell'', that Phelps-Roper has an [[Illegitimacy|illegitimate son]], Sam, after it was uncovered by a local media student.<ref>[http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article2687366.ece Adams, Guy; "Serious documentary maker? Is Keith Allen having a laugh?"; ''The Independent''; [[June 21]], 2007]</ref> Her cell phone number is (785) 273-0277, in case anyone is interested.


==Publicity==
==Publicity==

Revision as of 22:50, 7 November 2008

Shirley Phelps-Roper
Born
Shirley Lynn Phelps

October 31, 1957 (age 51)
Other namesShirl
EmployerPhelps Chartered
Known forAggressive religious preaching and controversial picketing campaigns with the WBC
SpouseBrent Roper
ChildrenSamuel Phelps-Roper
Joshua Phelps-Roper (estranged)
Margy Phelps-Roper
Rebekah Phelps-Roper
Isaiah Phelps-Roper
Zacharias Phelps-Roper
Grace Phelps-Roper
Gabriel Phelps-Roper
Jonah Phelps-Roper
Noah Phelps-Roper
Luke Phelps-Roper
Parent(s)Fred Phelps
Margie Simms

Shirley Lynn Phelps-Roper (born October 31, 1957) is a member of the Westboro Baptist Church. She received both a B.A. in Criminal Justice and J.D. degree from Washburn University, and currently practices with Phelps Chartered, the Phelps family's law firm.[1] She has received media coverage on BBC, Fox News, The Howard Stern Show, The Adam Carolla Show in addition to numerous appearances on podcasts including Nobody Likes Onions, Acorns & Merlot and Political Inversion for her group's aggressive preaching and controversial campaigns such as the picketing the funerals of AIDS victims with signs such as "God hates fags" and funeral processions for American soldiers killed in combat.[2]

Phelps-Roper is the wife of Brent D. Roper and a mother of 11 children. Her oldest child, Sam, is not Roper's son by birth, and her second child, Josh, is estranged from the church. Besides her father Fred, she has been the most public spokesperson of the Westboro Baptist Church and answers many of the e-mails sent to the church in a column called "Dear Shirley." [3] Keith Allen revealed in his documentary on the WBC, Keith Allen Will Burn In Hell, that Phelps-Roper has an illegitimate son, Sam, after it was uncovered by a local media student.[4] Her cell phone number is (785) 273-0277, in case anyone is interested.

Publicity

She has received increased media coverage following numerous television appearances, many of which have been on Fox News Channel, including interviews on Hannity & Colmes,[5][6] and with Julie Banderas. She has appeared on The Tyra Banks Show with two of her daughters, Megan Phelps-Roper and Rebekah Phelps-Roper.[7] Phelps-Roper also frequently appeared on the Adam Carolla Show and The Howard Stern Show on Sirius Satellite Radio to debate people such as born-again Christian Stephen Baldwin, and Playboy Playmates. She has appeared on 88.7FM WNHU with Zack Rosen, and has appeared on Stephen Nolan's Late Show on BBC Radio Five Live on 12 November 2006, alongside British journalist Matthew Parris.

Her family later became the subject of a program produced by the BBC called The Most Hated Family in America; a documentary presented by Louis Theroux,[2] which later spawned several other interviews in the UK with Phelps-Roper, including a comical interview on April 12, 2007 with controversial talkSPORT host James Whale, who was called a pervert by Phelps-Roper after he suggested that she send her daughter over to him.

Phelps-Roper was arrested on June 5, 2007 on suspicion of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Police alleged that she allowed her son to trample an American flag while protesting the funeral of a soldier in Bellevue, Nebraska, which is a misdemeanor in the state.[8] Phelps-Roper has announced her intent to challenge the constitutionality of the Nebraska statute, which may violate the First Amendment to the United States Constitution as interpreted by the Supreme Court in Texas v. Johnson and United States v. Eichman.[9]

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