Erstellt am: 7. 2. 2013 - 13:03 Uhr
Today's Webtip: Personal Epiphanies
I come from the midwest. My people are the ones that politicians in the 80's used to think supported the so called moral majority. In the U.S. culture war, I grew up on the wrong side of the line.
Summers spent in a low-rent fundamentalist bible school left me with a good collection of memorized bible verse, and more than a little experience asking my friends if they were saved. Until I was nine at least. Then my reading list expanded, questions starting getting asked, and the shit got weird.
I was lucky though. My regular church was pretty open, and I had a great and very supporting pastor who actually helped me on my way. My family weren't so pleased, but it was nothing we couldn't get through by avoiding certain subjects.
Of course, I wasn't in the Westboro Babtist Church. My grandfather wasn't the preacher and my family didn't want to disown me. I was pretty lucky.
You do remember WBC right? That church in Kansas that has made a name for itself by trolling military funerals and the media?
A few of the members have left, and their stories are pretty interesting to read.
Damsel Arise: A Westboro Scion Leaves Her Church is an interview with Megan Phelps-Roper, granddaughter of Fred Phelps and the brains behind their social networking strategy. Well, she was anyway.
Reddit also featured a question and answer session with Nate Phelps, one of Fred's sons and an atheist who actively speaks out against his fathers actions.