Dear Westboro Baptist Church. 
My name is Noah Mafoko, I am a journalist for a small newspaper in Botswana. I am interested in an interview with a senior member of your church.
Question 1: How many members are in your church?
2: How many people were members of your church but have left?
3: Where do you get your funding from?
4: Do you allow younger members (age 17-24) of your church to date?
5: I am confused about your views on African-Americans, Fred Phelps is veteran of the Civil Rights movement, yet I have seen your gorilla portrayal of Topeka Mayor James McClinton.Can you please explain your views on African-Americans?
6: In Botswana homosexual activity is illegal & can result in 7 years in prison, would you like to see this law in the USA?
7: I know you thank god when hurricanes, earthquakes, etc occur but would you thank him if a natural disaster occured and it killed a large number of members from your church?
8: I found it odd that you have a god hates Ireland website, a country who do not recognise homosexuality, yet you don’t openly hate countries such as Spain, Belgium, South Africa who have same-sex marriage, why?
9: If you had the political power, would you have all ‘Fags’ & ‘Fag enabelers’ killed?
I apologise for the delay as I have just returned from Vacation,
Sincerly, Noah
Dear Noah –
1. Exactly the right number. 40 + I don’t recall the exactly number between 40 and 45.
2. Having left or were sent away in all the years I have been a member, about 25, most of which have been in the last 5 years.
3. We work! We take nothing from anyone.
4. NO! The members that are that age have no interest in such, so it is not a question of allowing, we just know better, and you would if you would READ THE WORDS written in the Bible.
5. Yikes. Fred Phelps pioneered Civil Rights in Kansas. Here it is: If you act like a big dumb ape, a big dumb ape is what you get for your descriptor. Why you not ask me about white people that we portrayed as big dumb apes?
6. NO!
7. YES! But it won’t happen, because we OBEY! This is not a crap shoot and stop lying about that in your own mind!
8. Dude, first, it is God’s hatred. Second – I don’t know where you have been – get over to God Hates The World and find all the nations and God’s hatred for them and why that is.
9. I have better than political power, we serve the Living God, he will have HIS way and in fact, all that do NOT serve God in truth with all their hearts, souls, minds and strength will go to hell! So I don’t need anything except to OBEY!
Thanks for writing.