The virulently anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church from Topeka, Kansas, announced Feb. 3 that it would picket the funeral of civil rights icon Coretta Scott King, widow of Martin Luther King Jr. Coretta Scott King died Jan. 30 at a medical facility in Mexico. Her funeral is set for Tuesday in Atlanta.Mrs. King's funeral is set for Feb. 7 from noon to 3 p.m. at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, a suburb of Atlanta, officials with the King Center have confirmed. It is expected to attract thousands of mourners.Westboro Baptist Church, headed by Fred Phelps and known for its "God Hates Fags" signs carried at protests, said it is picketing the funeral because Mrs. King believed in equality for gay people.
Mrs. King's longstanding support for gay issues included speaking out publicly against a proposed federal constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. She was also a vocal supporter of HIV/AIDS awareness. (more)
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