Some people cannot believe there is an alternative interpretation of the Bible aside from their own. — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
For my grandfather, there was no distinction. There was no tension between his support for civil rights for black people and his… — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
You know, I had grown up standing on public sidewalks, saying things that people, you know, were very provoked by and were… — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
If you can see these people... as human beings and capable of change, there is hope. We should be willing to reach… — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
I know I want to do good for people. And I want to treat people well. — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
At Westboro, the depictions of hell are extremely vivid. The only thing that changes in hell, according to the church, is your… — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
We thought it was our duty to go and warn people of the consequences of their sins, and I understood that to… — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
We know that we've done and said things that hurt people. Inflicting pain on others wasn't the goal, but it was one… — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
The idea that people feel that they have to be sympathetic to me? It's a funny concept. — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
Several people I had conversations with were hugely influential. People who found internal inconsistency in Westboro's ideology. It was the first thing… — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
I'm constantly meeting people that I hurt, you know? This is not - when I go and talk about these things, this… — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
As happy as we were in our backyard jumping on trampolines, it was the same general feeling, often euphoria, on the picket… — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
Since leaving the church, I've been working with law enforcement involved in counterterrorism and deradicalization. I hoped that illuminating Westboro's ideology -… — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
Generally, people don't change their minds about fundamentally deeply held beliefs; it doesn't happen in an instant - it's a process. — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
I will say, this is something, this praying for people to die thing, that's something that I came to believe was unscriptural.… — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
I had grown up seeing people in school where I felt like I needed to keep them at arm's length, or on… — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
When we lose hope that there is a possibility of reaching the other side - I don't even like to say the… — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
Whenever people would speculate about the death of my grandfather it was always this very retributive thing. That they were going to… — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
There's a learned helplessness for a lot of people who are leaving Westboro because you're not allowed to have any kind of… — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
The pickets were just a fact of life. And the fact that people hated us from the time I was tiny, the fact that… — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
My friends on Twitter didn't abandon their beliefs or their principles - only their scorn. They channeled their infinitely justifiable offense and came to… — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
My husband and I eventually want to start a nonprofit and call it the Westboro Foundation. It was his idea, and I love it.… — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
I wanted to do everything right. I wanted to be good, and I wanted to be obedient, and I wanted to be the object… — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
Westboro would quote this passage from the book of Leviticus that, for them, shows that the definition of 'love thy neighbor' is to rebuke… — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
When we engage people across ideological divides, asking questions helps us map the disconnect between our differing points of view. — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
We know that we dearly love our family. They now consider us betrayers, and we are cut off from their lives, but we know… — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
In my home, life was framed as an epic spiritual battle between good and evil. — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
Some people cannot believe there is an alternative interpretation of the Bible aside from their own. — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
Loving someone whose ideas we find detestable can seem impossible, and empathizing with them isn't much easier - but it's so important to remember… — Megan Phelps-Roper Copy Share Image
