The people in charge do not care about Islam, K-S-U. They are using religion as a tool to recruit uneducated Islamic people, and doing quite well at that. It's similar to how most medieval European kings really didn't care at all about Catholicism.
Ok, so you didn't read the Atlantic article, either. Continue your denial.
Yeah, I read it. Do you think the Phelps clan protests funerals because they actually believe God hates America and gays?
I think they actually believe it, and they are very much like ISIS without the murder and war.
I think they just want to make the news so crazy people will show up to their church and donate them money.
I don't think you're very familiar with Fred Phelps' history. He absolutely believed it, and his brainwashed cult followers believe it too. (And while we're making that comparison, by the way, note that as crazy as the WBC cult is, they're not murdering people or setting off bombs - the worst they do is picket funerals and behave like jackasses).