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persistent_reader 's review for:
Unfollow: A Journey from Hatred to Hope
by Megan Phelps-Roper
A memoir by Fred Phelps' granddaughter about growing up in the Westboro Baptist Church culture (cult?) and then realizing everything that it stood for was wrong. The author was very transparent about her struggles in coming out of an environment of authoritarianism and group-think. Even though she doesn't use these words, my guess is that there was a great deal of spiritual and emotional abuse going on from the top down. I'm very glad Megan is free, but sadly she has embraced doubt rather than rethinking all she was taught within Christianity.
This is also a warning to beware of religious pride and treating the other as less than the image of God. WBC adhered to the 5 points but were hyper-Calvinists IMO. They only preached condemnation with no gospel. Fred Phelps ended up being removed from the church near the end of his life by another set of authoritarian men. So environments like this will draw people who want power and those who are willing to be manipulated by them.
This is also a warning to beware of religious pride and treating the other as less than the image of God. WBC adhered to the 5 points but were hyper-Calvinists IMO. They only preached condemnation with no gospel. Fred Phelps ended up being removed from the church near the end of his life by another set of authoritarian men. So environments like this will draw people who want power and those who are willing to be manipulated by them.