Megan Phelps-Roper
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@BiggusDiggus 😜 Took me a sec, too! It’s about options. We sometimes avoid making a choice—a commitment—in order to keep all options open.
One note on this almost-conversation, as @EricRWeinstein dubbed it: Sam and Ezra clearly define “identity politics” totally differently. https://t.co/n0P9nWPwQs
@SSS_music First: the article went far beyond Williamson’s abortion position, and it was on that basis that I tweeted the article. It’s worth reading.
@TheRealIanCoe From the article: “In Williamson’s initial formulation, his inclination to provoke evoked a monstrous dystopia.” The screenshot I posted…
Sam has long spurned the term atheist: https://t.co/HUFiyTV6Rj https://t.co/WjSsSmquTh
@Eryberrie This contradiction is part of what makes them utterly schizophrenic in their dealings with outsiders. At times WBCers express pity, sadness…
@WBCRejoice The God who declared the words at Exodus 20:5 followed up with the words at Ezekiel 18:20. Timelines are meaningful.
@rjcc @arthuredelstein They’ve publicly disavowed several picket signs (which would have been anathema when I was there). Most new signs are *exceedingly* benign.
@rjcc @arthuredelstein I’m not saying that everyone *will* change. What I am saying is that anyone *could* change—& advocating strategies I think are more likely…
@mbhey131 The funny thing is: you’re illustrating just the point that I make to WBC. You argue that WBC members are trying to do right but fall short…
@bethanyshondark @Acculturated Thanks for this, Bethany. One thing: I think you’re totally right that there will always be people vulnerable to groups like this...
@RezNdiau I have apologized repeatedly—but saying I’m sorry isn’t enough. I’ve spent the past 4.5 years working with schools, anti-bullying programs…