June 28, 2026 01:07:21 E89

God Hates Fred Phelps (feat. Joseph)

Joseph joins Josiah to talk about Fred Phelps, the Westboro Baptist Church, and the weird politics of fringe fundamentalism.

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References

God Hates: Westboro Baptist Church, American Nationalism, and the Religious Right by Rebecca Barrett-Fox
"Conversion via Twitter," Adrian Chen in New Yorker, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/11/23/conversion-via-twitter-westboro-baptist-church-megan-phelps-roper

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