Is Westboro Baptist Church a hate group?

[Armistead]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Short answer - yes!

From what I've gleaned, and only from here, but they're nothing but a tight-knit family group with perverse ideology and are only a 'church' for tax benefits.

But I could be out of line here.

Yea, it's sad you can start a church, declare yourself a Pastor and get so many tax deduction and benefits. Some past family state this family is just a group of old hippy atheist that have always played church....