Fred Phelps ‘First Chuirch of Hate” to participate in Florida debate on gay marriage ban

A church known for spewing anti-gay rhetoric and picketing military funerals is slated to debate a state marriage amendment at a forum next week at Florida International University.

The Topeka, Kan.-based Westboro Baptist Church accepted an invitation from the Stonewall Legal Alliance, a gay group at the FIU College of Law. The debate will focus on Amendment 2, the initiative on the Nov. 4 ballot that would add Florida’s existing ban on same-sex marriage to the state constitution.

The visit has raised concerns from people on both sides of the marriage debate.

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