Phelps-Roper, Megan, 1986-

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October 10, 2019

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How Twitter Helped Change The Mind Of A Westboro Baptist Church Member

Growing up as a member of the Westboro Baptist Church, Megan Phelps-Roper was taught that God hated gay people. The church, which was founded by Phelps-Roper's grandfather, Fred Phelps Sr., became infamous for picketing the funerals of U.S. soldiers — whose deaths it believed were a punishment for America's sins and its tolerance of homosexuality.

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