The Westboro Baptist Church is out to make money, pure and simple.
The church is run by some asshole lawyer (who was disbarred a while back) and his two sons, both of whom (or at least one) are attorneys as well.
On their website, they post new protest dates and locations. Some of those locations try to stop them from protesting there, sometimes by filing a lawsuit. The attorneys for WBC then file suit right back at them and make a shit ton of $$$ because technically they have the right to protest. They basically file lawsuits or counter-suits against anyone that tries to stop one of their protests. Thus, making a shit ton of cash. They don't protest most of the places that they threaten to protest.
They have a necessary public image. They are so reviling that nobody WANTS them anywhere near them because of the hatefulness of their message. Granted, the congregation may not be in it for the money, and yes, maybe the father and his sons believe the shit that they are preaching (hell, many do), but the ultimate goal that the founders had for the church is money. They are being paid to be bigots and the more people pay attention to them, the more money that they make.
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The Westboro Baptist Church is out to make money, pure and simple.
The church is run by some asshole lawyer (who was disbarred a while back) and his two sons, both of whom (or at least one) are attorneys as well.
On their website, they post new protest dates and locations. Some of those locations try to stop them from protesting there, sometimes by filing a lawsuit. The attorneys for WBC then file suit right back at them and make a shit ton of $$$ because technically they have the right to protest. They basically file lawsuits or counter-suits against anyone that tries to stop one of their protests. Thus, making a shit ton of cash. They don't protest most of the places that they threaten to protest.
They have a necessary public image. They are so reviling that nobody WANTS them anywhere near them because of the hatefulness of their message. Granted, the congregation may not be in it for the money, and yes, maybe the father and his sons believe the shit that they are preaching (hell, many do), but the ultimate goal that the founders had for the church is money. They are being paid to be bigots and the more people pay attention to them, the more money that they make.