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Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church

Megan Phelps-Roper was just a child when she first joined the pickets against homosexuality and ...

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15.23 14 Nov 2019


Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church


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15.23 14 Nov 2019


Megan Phelps-Roper was just a child when she first joined the pickets against homosexuality and other apparent vices with her fellow Westboro Baptist Church members. Years later, she began to question the beliefs of her family and of the Church her grandfather had set up. She spoke today about her decision to eventually leave. Megan has written about her decision in her book 'Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church'.

 


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