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Ex-Westboro Members Issue Shock Statement That They’ve Left the Anti-Gay Church: ‘They Now Consider Us Betrayers’

Feb. 7, 2013 7:48am Billy Hallowell

The Westboro Baptist Church, the fiery group known for protesting against gays and at military funerals, is down two more members after Megan Phelps-Roper and her sister, Grace, announced in a statement that they have officially separated from the church. This is particularly noteworthy, as the two are the grandchildren of Fred Phelps, the man who became infamous as an anti-gay crusader after launching his Westboro “ministry” decades ago.

Megan and Grace Phelps Roper Release Shocking Statement: Theyve Left the Church

Megan Phelps holding anti-Lady Gaga signs (Photo Credit: Facebook)

In public comments published by Megan on Thursday, the 27-year-old shared viewpoints that differ greatly from offensive statements she once regularly made on social media. In the post, entitled, “Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise,” she announced that she and her sister are changing their ways. She wrote:

In a city in a state in the center of a country lives a group of people who believe they are the center of the universe; they know Right and Wrong, and they are Right. They work hard and go to school and get married and have kids who they take to church and teach that continually protesting the lives, deaths, and daily activities of The World is the only genuine statement of compassion that a God-loving human can sincerely make. As parents, they are attentive and engaged, and the children learn their lessons well.

This is my framework.

Until very recently, this is what I lived, breathed, studied, believed, preached – loudly, daily, and for nearly 27 years.

It is the “until very recently” portion of her words that leads to a litany of questions. Considering Megan’s past activities, both picketing on the ground with Westboro and using new media to spread messages that the majority of society finds objectionable, this admission of a turn-around is noteworthy. It, of course, leaves many curiosities that are not fully addressed in her startling statement to the public.

Here’s video of the girls when they were still in deep with the church:

What can be learned from the post, though, is that Megan never thought she would leave Westboro; she even admitted that she never wanted to change prior to her unintended ideological conversion. But with her sister, she is now attempting to figure out how to move forward outside of the church’s bounds. After all, Westboro is a tight-knit and insolar community. Other individuals who have left were instantly shunned and entirely cut-off by church members. This is what Megan and Grace are now faced with.

“We know that we dearly love our family,” she wrote. “They now consider us betrayers, and we are cut off from their lives, but we know they are well-intentioned. We will never not love them.”

The letter acknowledges that the two know they have hurt the American people with their protesting, a fact they regret. But the note essentially embraces the notion that the past is the past, despite how ugly. Megan and Grace are leaving that all behind, as they are intent on trying “to find a better way to live from here on.”

Over the past few months, Megan has been silent on Twitter, a platform she once took to daily to share her views about homosexuality and other issues important to the church. Her tweet on Thursday, which included a link to her statement, was the first public comment she’s made since October. You can read the statement and learn more about why she left her church here.

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Comments (72)

evolutionISareligion
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 2:13pm
If you read the linked original story, it quotes Jesus ” let he who is without sin cast the first stone”, this is the line that non-believers and “Christians” who dont understand the bible, use to try to shut up people who call sin,..sin. remember the rest of what Jesus said ” woman, where are thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?”, She said “no man,Lord” and Jesus said unto her, “neither do I condemn thee; GO AND SIN NO MORE”. In that,Jesus did not condemn her, but did call what she did sin, because he said, go and sin no more. It is not a way to stop calling sin what its is, we are to Judge; as in discern, sin, not to judge;as in condemn. If someone calls homosexuality sin and conversely, another says you cannot separate a person from their sexuality and the person who says it is sin is a bigot and unchristian is purposely muddying the debate. We dont have the right as Christians to condemn people for their sin, but we still must call sin, sin.. even in ourselves.

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ishshah
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 1:35pm
Fanatics are brainwashed zombies that are indoctrinated into believing in a substitute god and a bias gospel. This kind of mind control is why the religious sects in Yah’shuah’s day could not receive him as the messiah. These kinds of people are a danger to others and to themselves.

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- CathyvanDyke
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 2:58pm
  The Good News
  
  The Good News!! There is forgiveness and salvation by a loving God through GENUINE repentance.
  
  Roman 3:23 – “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
  
  1John 1:9 – “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”
  
  Roman 10:9 – “If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”
  
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SonOfaSailor
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 12:41pm
Im a southern Baptist
Im from Kentucky
Im pro gun
Im pro life
Im a supporter of gay rights.
weird

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- Beachmastermax
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 1:32pm
  Are you insinuating Homosexuals don’t have the same rights as every one else?
  
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- Chuck Stein
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 1:42pm
  @ Beachmaster
  In modern parlance, “gay rights” does not mean “equal” rights. Rather, the term describes additional rights.
  
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- CathyvanDyke
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 2:53pm
  Southern Baptist?
  
  Marriage
  Ephesians 5:31 – “A man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”
  
  Homosexuality
  Leviticus 18:22 – “Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.”
  
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- HarryPotter
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 4:19pm
  No, gay rights do not mean additional rights. What rights have gay people asked for that you do not already have? And no, we do not have the same rights as you yet. In many states, it is legal to be fired for just being gay. In states where gay marriage is legal, the union is not recognized by the government, and so taxes, visitation, and other issues are still not the same as a heterosexual marriage. In states where civil unions are legal, they are not afforded the same rights and benefits as a straight union. And many states have even banned civil unions. We are seeking equality, and we are making progress but still have a ways to go.
  
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- Keatonc333
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 6:04pm
  Hes insinuating the obvious. gays do not have the same rights as straight people.
  
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- saranda
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 6:06pm
  @cathyvandyke – why the concern for the bibles gay stance, when tbere should be concern for all the adulterers which God commented on in the big ten. all those on their second marriages or those e who cheat. you should put more effort into that group and less on something that warranted a small reference.
  
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- Beachmastermax
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 6:53pm
  @ Harry
  
  Governments do not bestow rights. You are asking the government, just like heterosexuals do, to give you priveleges based upon your actions. The government sees value in having people pay the expense to further the species and assure the tax base. The government is willing to subsidize this action because it benefits the nation. Two males cannot have children. The government nor civilization is benefited from two males marrying. However, homosexuals are benefited by the children it cost 1/2 million dollars to raise paying your social security. Are you OK with No SSOC if you did not invest in children? God bestows rights. There is no right to government benevolence for anybody. That is a political thing.
  
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- Beachmastermax
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 6:57pm
  Also Harry…ever hear of the marriage penalty tax? With your way of thinking you could say homosexuals have more “rights” in this regard than heterosexuals. You pay less filing separately than jointly.
  
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- HarryPotter
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:07pm
  You are right. God gives us rights, and he created everyone equal. It is now the government who is treating us differently, and giving different groups some rights and benefits while withholding them from other groups. This is known as discrimination. What privileges are we asking for? If you are referring to the ones I listed above, then we clearly are just seeking equality. If you are referring to gay marriage, then what’s the difference between gay and straight marriage? 2 men can certainly raise children together. They can adopt, use surrogates, or other scientific methods. We are past the point if needing sex for procreation. There is no logical reason to deny gay couples the right to marry. We are asking simply for the rights and benefits you are already afforded.
  
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- HarryPotter
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:13pm
  And the marriage tax is a stupid argument. You don’t have to get married, you have the option of being single, but we do not have the option of being married. Besides, there are many tax breaks and incentives for married couples. The point here is that we only want equality. We want the rights and benefits you already have.
  
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- facilitiesmgr
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:19pm
  SONOFASAILOR, you list things you are identified with but you don’t say what you believe in. There are many people who identify with lots of different groups of people, many of them good, but that doesn’t mean they believe in TRUTH, the Word of God, as it was written.
  
  If you would have said “I’m a follower of Jesus” that might have made more of an impact.
  
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- facilitiesmgr
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:23pm
  You’re correct when you say, “weird”, because the Bible does teach that homosexuality is a sin, with the same eternal consequence as lying, gossip, slander, filthy speech, murder, etc.
  
  One can’t take bits and pieces of God’s Word and choose what you will obey or abide by. The Bible is the inerrant, infallible Word of God.
  
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- Beachmastermax
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:39pm
  @ Harry,
  
  You have the RIGHT to try and change the political landscape. But you do not have a “right” to the government recognizing any marraige, homosexual, plural or traditional. You have to convince your fellow man that government recognition of these types of marriages are in their best interest. This is why saying that homosexuals do not have equal rights is not true.
  
  As far as I am concerned, government should ot be involved in marraige at all. It should be a personal thing and done within your own church or tradition. But because the ultimate purpose of the law is to protect women and children (men are supposed to protect themselves) they put thier finger in it, so when it does not go well, the woman has a hammer. Why Homosexuals would want to put their business in the street and let a judge have authority over them, with the ability to demand from them, I do not know. That is a “right” most hetero men wish they did not have. Believe me, I have friends who hqave been put thru hell’s ringer and wish the government had nothing to do with marraige.
  
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- HarryPotter
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:11pm
  Facilities:
  The Bible also says it is a sin to eat shellfish, and to wear nylon, and cut your ****. These all have the same consequences as being homosexual. Now what was that you said about not taking bits and pieces of the Bible and choosing what to obey?
  
  Beach:
  First, as I’ve said, gay rights are about more than just marriage. You keep ignoring this. Second, I currently do not have the right to marry in this country, even though I am promised equality in the Constitution and Declaration. So I am owed these rights, but not afforded them. Third, I have already explained how gay marriage and straight marriage are equally good and valid. Fourth, regardless of what straight men want, the point is that they have the right to do something and I do not. This is the main problem.
  
  For the record, I would be fine with having no government involvement in marriage. But so you know, I can already go to a church and marry the man of my dreams. The problem is that the government would not recognize it.
  
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- OhWait
  Posted on February 9, 2013 at 11:54am
  Yes, it is weird. You have that part right.
  
  Being Southern Baptist, though, you know two things: 1) there’s as many references in Scripture to people of the same sex marrying than there are to animals or objects marrying; so that is totally foreign to the Bible. And 2) “fornication” encompasses any sexual activity outside the bounds of marriage. That leaves no Biblical wiggle room to say God approves of homosexual activity. So I don’t know what you mean by favoring “gay rights”– unless that means they should not be mistreated on that basis, which is fine. But that’s a far cry from embracing their agenda.
  
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4ozSamurai
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 12:21pm
Our prayer for them should be that they not throw out the baby with the bath water and seek to know the God of the Bible. I have seen to many times when someone was burned by a christian or church just forsake it all together. Hopefully God’s grace will extend to them and He will reveal Himself in a saving way to them.

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Beachmastermax
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 12:17pm
Matthew 6:5 NAS
“When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites ; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.”

Hope they actually find a Church that teaches the word of God. Christ denounced people who made public displays of themselves and used the Lord’s name in vain. He really denounced those that said “I am better than you types”.

Luke 18:9 And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt : 10 “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 “The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself : ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people : swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 ‘I fast twice a week ; I pay tithes of all that I get.’ 13 “But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner !’ 14 “I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other ; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Do Christians believe Homosexuality is a Sin? God does. Do Christians think they are a better person than a Homosexual? Jesus would say “They should not”.

Find a church that runs off lega

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- Beachmastermax
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 12:27pm
  Find a Church that runs off legalist.
  
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motherboard
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 12:02pm
Westboro calling themselves christians is like Timothy McVeigh calling himselve a partiot.

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RaydocX
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 11:33am
A friend knows ex members… they left (finally) when ‘in church’ they began to pray that people would die.

How’s that for obedience based on a thorough reading of the bible.
Somehow, phred and his ilk have forgotten the whole ‘loving God’ concept.
It is terrifying enough that the family is now for generations fixated on the few nebulous passages of scripture that may refer to homosexuality.
It is a new level of amazement that there are others who stand shoulder to shoulder with them and espouse such HATE in His name.
And I know that many in the city that has tolerated them for decades wish there would be an open accounting of just where they get their funding… someone is filling their coffers so they can wing about the nation, imposing on families in times of grief.

O should have them declared a danger and placed on the no fly list WHILE they are away picketing somewhere, but i suspect the way they make all organized religion look cruel and ridiculous is more of a benefit to his ultimate goals.

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SquidVetOhio
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 11:06am
Just to be clear: They left a cult, not a Christian church.

If they are for real, I’m happy for them. Welcome to the grace of Jesus Christ.

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- Ditto Head
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 11:20am
  Just to be clear, every church is a cult, i.e., a “culture”. You’re not as different from them as you think you are. Words mean things. Educate yourself. Your house and favorite sports teams are “cults”. The U.S. Navy is a “cult”. What they separated from was a perversion of Christendom. If they yolk up with “the world”, they are in no better shape.
  
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- trurl
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 12:01pm
  @dittohead You’re using the general definition. When referring to a group like Westboro, a cult is a group of people who organize around a strong authority figure (Phelps). Cults, like many other groups, attempt to expand their influence for the purposes of power or money. However, to achieve these ends, destructive cults employ a potent mixture of influence techniques and deception to attain psychological control over members and new recruits. A cult is a group of people that are religiously devoted to one certain object or figure that is not a normal religion or thought to follow.
  
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Wildcat1997
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 10:45am
Churches really need to do a head-check. We should strive to be known for out love, generosity and compassion. We do our best with imperfect means to worship, to be and make new disciples for Christ. It’s sad that we’ve gotten it so wrong and that most churches are only known for what they’re against.

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Michelle_Baboonbutt
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 10:39am
Look under the rug, there must be a made for TV movie deal somewhere.

Follow the $$

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- Buster_Highmann
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 11:36am
  Probably a lot of people checking out those rugs now that they’re open for business.
  
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thegreatcarnac
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 10:23am
I am anti-gay also but Westboro Baptist church even goes too far and is too radical for me. That is a bunch of nuts.

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- Keatonc333
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 6:07pm
  who share your beliefs.
  
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1FreeVoice
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 10:04am
I think she sounds quite brave. I wish her well, and hope that she finds some other church that can help her find her footing both spiritually and in practical ways.

With the right education and training, she would have great empathy with other people who have undergone similar experiences… could she become a psychologist or deprogrammer? Could she become a new voice in media, a light to those still lost as she was? It seems to me that her past experience could be a source of understanding that would allow her to help others. No one wants to listen to someone who is dismissive of their beliefs, who and what they are. She could be a bridge between groups whose interactions have been marked by condescension and condemnation.

She would want to open the hearts of her family to join her in a new understanding of a god of love. She knows it is unlikely, but I would not be surprised if she bends her attention toward first getting a firm footing and confidence in what she now holds as truth… Then she would want to share that with others – especially the people she loves. Learning how to approach them again- knowing she will be rejected but needing to try – may motivate some of her future choices.

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Kumo
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 9:39am
Thank heavens those two ladies woke up. I don’t condone their past actions but I can totally forgive them. Welcome to the human race.

Here hopes that they can convince the rest of the family to give up their message of hate.

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DeavonReye
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 9:17am
Sometimes it takes decades to overcome the harsh indoctrination you were raised in. The FEAR that any doubt will result in punishment and “eternal death” for doing so. I understand how they may be feeling, . . . though not on the level of their previous indoctrination [close, though]. People who don’t walk away from a past indoctrination do NOT know how much courage it takes to do so. I truly feel for Megan and Grace. They love their family, but most likely will no longer have pleasantries with them. Sad. . . . that a radical family would shun their daughters just because they no longer believe them. It has happened many times in the past . . . . . . those who have left their faith only to find their families disowning them. . . . all for an honest choice they made.

Megan and Grace will probably still be religious, . . . just in a more mainstream church. Good for them. Yet, bad for them that they will have to walk this path.

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- DeavonReye
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 9:31am
  What is interesting about the video is how the girls [even the older one] acted. Grace was timid and the older one had a nervous laughter, . . . as if they really didn’t believe the words they were saying, . . . just so brainwashed and indoctrinated that they could only do the “copy/paste”.
  
  I wonder what will happen with this church. Sure, Phelps’s son left, . . . but these are two attractive girls leaving. That seems to be a bigger hit to that church. I hope the already departed [from WBC] take them in so they can still have a family connection.
  
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jackal
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 9:15am
Wow did anybody go and read the related interview???? Displayed at the end of the article?

from the article she has started looking at other churchs and how to serve God

Just after 11 last Sunday morning at Old First Reformed Church in Brooklyn, the Rev. Dr. Daniel Meeter is starting the Sunday service as he always does. He runs through the opening salutation and the collect for the day, and then he welcomes everyone to church as he always does, introducing Old First “as a community of Jesus in Park Slope where we welcome people of every race, ethnicity and orientation to love God and love our neighbors as ourselves.”

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gryffn
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 9:02am
This was never a “church.” It was a money-making org from the beginning.
And I do not trust these two who just left.

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- The_Veteran
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 9:16am
  Just what I was thinking. They whole objective was to piss off people so they could have a reason to sue them. That’s all they’ve ever done. Now, all of a sudden these two woke up out of the blue? I see them as trying to find a new avenue to generate money. Keep a close eye on these two.
  
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- cemerius
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 9:33am
  I think their “escape” is genuine but I believe their reaons are not as pure as they state! Maybe this is their way of “coming out” and they were handed their walking papers?
  
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Locked
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:49am
Glad they left, but they’re hardly the first, or most well known, members of WBC to leave the group and then protest against them. Fred Phelps’ son is particularly vociferous in his condemnation of his father’s activities, and has been for many years. I’m surprised he wasn’t mentioned here… and then I remembered, oh, right, he’s an atheist now.

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paulsobus
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:34am
As an Independent,fundamental Baptist, I too would like this church to drop the title “BAPTIST” .

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- sta
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 10:21am
  Catholics have that same problem.
  Every lib yahoo who wants to call a group “Catholic” is instantly related to the rest of us.
  
  Pity.
  
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- Marine25
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 10:44am
  Perhaps now you know how the majority of Muslim communities must feel about their gihadist brethren.
  
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- BODYBAG
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 6:49pm
  @MARINE25
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 10:44am
  Perhaps now you know how the majority of Muslim communities must feel about their gihadist brethren.
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  Or how you must feel knowing you’re a coward
  
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sURFNmADNESS
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:32am
Got to be a shock to the system after 27 years of being brought up to hate and now seeing it from the outside. Good Luck to her and her sister in coming out of this without having some regretful days.

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battles
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:23am
“But with her sister, she is now attempting to figure out how to move forward outside of the church’s bounds.” Well, scratch all future heavenly rewards for leaving. You could have just changed churches, you know. I suppose that having such a narrow spiritual focus can lead to this kind of church burnout.

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- AlansTigg
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:40am
  I think by “church’s bounds” they meant that particular chuch/lifestyle, not that they are leaving the idea of church all together, at least that is how I took it…though I imagine it will take some time away from organized religion in general to figure out what they believe so they can find a church that fits them. If it were me I’d be very afraid of trading one cult for another. Lots of “bad” churches out there and if you don’t know and understand your own faith it’s hard to discern the spirit of a church, especially after spending your entire life in such a toxic one.
  
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- qpwillie
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:43am
  @battles
  I don’t think you know what the “Westboro Baptist Church” is. For her to “just change churches”, she would have had to change families, homes and relatives and go out into the world alone. All her life, she never knew any other world than the one she was unfortunately born into.
  
  As far as her “heavenly rewards for leaving”, well, I doubt you have been appointed the judge of that. Forgiveness is free for everybody who repents.
  
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- TheGreatestCommandment
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 11:29am
  “Well, scratch all future heavenly rewards for leaving. ”
  Are you saying you believe that being a member of a “church” earns you heavenly rewards? You need to listen to your pastor less and the Holy Spirit more. God bless!
  
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qpwillie
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:16am
I’ve always said that as soon as the old man died, Megan would be out of there. She never seemed to really fit in. She seemed to be a little more intelligent than the rest of them.

We should all make the girls feel welcome to the real world.

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Karenshepherd
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:09am
I am so thankful that these two young ladies have left the church and are seriously seeking biblical truth. I encountered their protests at Beck’s prayer event in Dallas where several prominent Christian leaders and thousands of people were praying for our nation.
As a Southern Baptist it breaks my heart that people associate this family cult with the Baptist title. Perhaps the press will give this story enough traction to counter their anti-biblical rants.

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- mewnani
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:41am
  You mean “cult”. No real Church of God would preach such hatred like this. Not to mention how the “Church” is calling them traitors for leaving them. Only a cult would do that.
  
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- checkmate0831
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:54am
  I pray for these girls that they find the real Jesus after they leave!
  
  Yes, this is a ‘cult’. JWitness is the exact same way. Great people. Loving. Caring. Isolated. Think they are the only right ones out there. But don’t even think about leaving them. You are instantly cut off and ‘DFed’ or dis-fellowshiped. Any ‘church’ that isolates themselves, preaches hate and not grace, controls people and ‘cuts them off’ has NOTHING to do with Christianity. I don’t care how many Christianese words they put in their title… Jehovah’s Kingdom Baptist Jesus Returns United Church … it’s still a cult.
  
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- Old Truckers
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 1:48pm
  checkmate0831,
  
  What church would have your endorsement? Which one do you adhere too?
  
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vaman
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:09am
Good for them. That family is insane. They should run far and run fast. That will stop the inbreeding at least.

The blaze should be calling this church a hate group, which it unquestionably is. Unfortunately, I guess that would be harassing fellow christians and many blaze readers agree with the Phelps’. Shameful.

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- AlansTigg
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:28am
  Seriously?? I don’t know anyone who considers them to be actual Christians, they could not be less Christ-like and I’ve certainly not seen support for them aside from a few trolls which don’t count, heck even the KKK came out against them.
  
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- 00100111
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 10:55am
  Dude, you’re always such an angry little person. If you have a girlfriend or wife (if you swing that way…) I get the feeling you beat her if she doesn’t fold the towels just right.
  
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- 4truth2all
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 11:42am
  Yo Vaman:
  
  “Christians” would agree that this is a group of people that hate … the TOTAL opposite of what a “christian” is called to be and if you took a moment to read instead of spew you would recognize the comments that are/have/will speak out againt this NON christian group … good day
  
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frogg
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:00am
What’s going on? Queers only make up less than 5% of the population!

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- Karenshepherd
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:13am
  How is your post any different from their hate-filled rhetoric? The homosexual act may separate a person from God, but he still loves the person, and deriding them hardly seems the answer to WWJD.
  
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- BrutalTruth
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:24am
  Interesting how so many people talk about WWJD, when they can’t even stick to WDJD (What Did Jesus Do). It’s usually a big difference.
  
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- AlansTigg
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:45am
  what does that have to do with anything? These girls did not cave to political pressure from a small percent of the population, they realized that a life full of hate was not a nice way to live. The target of this group is actually pretty irrevelant, they could be focused on wife beaters and it would not alter the fact that the so called church is a hate group using God as an excuse for their horrible behavior. These are not good people and they are not doing good things, that is what is important…not the reasoning they offer to justify it.
  
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alrunner58
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:55am
I prefer not to hear anything about this so called church. It’s an insult to even call it a church. They can all go to hell.

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- Karenshepherd
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 8:10am
  Why not celebrate their departure instead of spreading the hate. Don’t they deserve prayers as much as any sinner?
  
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