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| Megan Phelps-Roper |
In class this week we've considered how studying philosophy may help us acquire intellectual goods such as liberation from ideological prisons erected by our surrounding (secular, religious) cultures and freedom from a particular kind of dogmatism.
Here's what I'd like you to do. Read this brief story about Megan Phelps-Roper (granddaughter of founder Fred Phelps) and her departure from Westboro Baptist Church:
https://medium.com/reporters-notebook/d63ecca43e35
In your view, how does Megan's story connect, if at all, to what we've been talking about in class? Are you aware of any other similar stories? What do you make of all this?
