Stay and how you defend yourself in those contexts is one of those conversations that we need to be having so muchmore as a culture. I think it opens up so many doors for people. Megan is herself a writer and activist. She left the Westboro Baptist church in 2012 and isan educator on topics related to extremism and communication across ideological lines. At the age of five megan began protesting homosexuality and other vices alongside fellow members of the Westboro Baptist church into beaconkansas. The church was founded by her grandfather and consisted almost entirely of her extended family. The group gained notoriety for its pickets at military funerals and celebrations of death and tragedy. As the churchs twitter spokesman megan was one of the few thatinteracted with the outside world. And twitter did something for. Maybe we can applaud it it caused her to begin doubting the Strict Church leaders and their message it humans are sinful and fallible how can the church itself be so con
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
Brody, us next is david the host of the pods honest podcast. He is also the chief analyst for the christian broadcasting network. Thank you for being with us on this Easter Sunday morning. We spent our first hour asking our viewers about public gatherings and whether they should be exempt from the stayathome orders. What is your sense of how religious leaders christian on this Easter Sunday but across the spectrum are handling the challenge of getting a congregation together somehow, or keeping them apart . Guest it is a great question, and it is a challenge to a degree. But i want to do a disclaimer off the top. It is an important disclaimer that i think will cloak the whole conversation we have. Most christians, most pastors, most churches are indeed abiding by either the federal guidelines or state guidelines, what have you. The reality is, for most of the country, for most evangelical christians, for christians worldwide or excuse me, christians across this country, they are abidin
Whether they should be exempt from the stayathome orders. What is your sense of how religious leaders across the spectrum are handling the challenge of getting a congregation together somehow or keeping them apart . Its a good question, and its a challenge, to a degree, but i want to do a disclaimer off the top. That i think will cloak the whole conversation we have. Most christians, most churches are abiding by either the federal guidelines or state guidelines. The reality is, for most of the country, for most evangelical christians, excuse me, christians across this country, they are abiding by these rules. We are talking about certain cases, a certain handful of churches. It has been a challenge. More than that, i think, how do you come up creatively with ways to go ahead and hold church, not just online, but whether they be driving services. And hold church not just online, most people are turning online but whether they are be but whether there be drivein services. Thursday you dr
And whether people should stay at home. What is your sense of religious leaders, christian obviously but across the spectrum, how they are handling the challenge. Apart . Guest it is a good question and it is a challenge to a degree but i want to do a disclaimer off the top that i think will cloak the whole conversation we have which is that most christians, most pastors, most by eitherre abiding the federal guidelines, state guidelines, what have you. The reality is, for most of the country, for most even silica christians or christians across this country, they are abiding by these rules. When we get to talking about certain cases, a certain handful of churches that had decided not to do that, but it has been a challenge, and i think more than that, how do you come up with creative ways to go ahead and hold church not just online, most people are turning online but whether they are be but whether there be drivein services. Thursday you drive through and pick up a cracker and wine or