‘Loving And Leaving’ The Westboro Baptist Church

‘Loving And Leaving’ The Westboro Baptist Church

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Growing up in the notorious Westboro Baptist Church, Megan Phelps-Roper was told that God killed soldiers as punishment for America’s sins and its tolerance of homosexuality. She started to question her beliefs after she began running the church’s Twitter account. Her memoir about her decision to leave the church is ‘Unfollow.’

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