Hello my name is the director of the wisconsin festival thank you for being here. I believe this is the seventh event and also the 30th of 32 events just today in the third day of this book festival. Thank you so much. I have seen many of you all day. [applause]. I could not be more pleased to be introducing megan phelpsroper. With her book unfollow. Were talking about her life and doubt and how you decide to leave or stay in how you defend yourself in this context is one of those conversations with religion that you need to be having so much more as a culture. I think it opens up so many doors for people and making herself a writer and activist. She left the Westboro Baptist church in november of 2012. And she knows about communication across ideological lines. At the age of five, eggen began protesting homosexuality alongside fellow members of the Baptist Church in topeka, kansas in this church was founded by her grandfather and consisted almost entirely of her extended family. The t
We weree just talking in the back, her discussion of life in a religious community, doubt, how you decide to leave or stay and how you defend yourself in those contexts is one of those conversations that we need to be having so much more as a culture. I think the it opens up so many doors for people. Megan is herself a writer and an activist. She leftp the Westboro Baptist church in november 2012 and is now an educator on topics relating to extremism and communication across ideological lines. At the age of 53, megan at the age of 5, peg began began protesting homosexuality. This church was founded by her grandfather and consisted almost entirely of her extended family. Picketing at military funerals and celebrations of death and tragedy. As the churchs twitter spokesman, megan was one of the few that interacted with the outside world, and twitter actually did something maybe we can applaud it for, it caused her to begin doubting the Strict Church members and its message. After digital
Culture. I think it opens up so many door for people. Megan is itself a writer and an activist. She left the Westboro Baptist church november 2012 and as an educator of topics related to extremism and communication across ideological lines. At the age of five she began protesting homosexuality and of the alleged vices alongside fellow members of the Westboro Baptist church in topeka, kansas. The church was found by her grandfather and consisted almost entirely of her extended family. A tiny group gained notoriety for pickets military funerals and celebrations of death and tragedy. As the Church Twitter spokesman, megan with one of the few that interact with the outside world, and twitter actually did something that maybe we can applaud it for. Caused her to begin doubting the Strict Church leaders and the message of humans are simple of the lock of the church itself be so confident about itself, question should left with. After a digital joust with critics she started when it sometimes
And n no event shalle cont beyon 5m. Acmembertherhae minoritern dority whiplle d to fe minut gentlewon fromaschetts, ms. Clark, for five minutes. Ms. Clark thank you, mr. Speaker. Next week is the fifth Year Anniversary of the horrific shootings at the Sandy Hook School in newtown, connecticut. And for a brief moment it looked like we would actually honor those victims by voting on a bill that would improve background checks to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous criminals. We should never have gotten our hopes up. There is one winner in the house and its the gun lobby. The majority has combined a background check bill with a bill that helps move forward the gun lobbys ultimate agenda, gutting states gun laws. This bill forces every state to accept the concealed carry laws every other state, including the 12 states that dont even require a permit to carry a oncealed weapon. Every other in public. Even into a school. Lets take one example of the dangerousness of this bill. A woman i
Take you live to an nbc exclusive. The plane that came dangerously close to sliding into the ocean. Well explain what happened here. And later a sunday sitdown with oscar nominee touragep. Henson. She starred in empire where she plays the notorious cookie lyons. You have this tick when people call me cookie and im not at work, the fans. I know, i understand. I get it, but it does something to me. Cookie im like, eh. Thats not my name. A sunday sitdown later in the show. Lets begin with the terrifying 38 minutes in hawaii on saturday when people there were warped falsely that a Ballistic Missile attack was underway. Nbcs Jacob Soberoff is in honolulu for us. Good morning. What happened here . Reporter yesterday cell phone signals were overloaded as others called their loved ones to say goodbye. It was a chaotic and confusing scene in a place known for its tranquility. Just after 8 00 a. M. In hawaii, pandemonium in paradise. Hysteria triggered by a false alarm. The terrifying message sc