Unfollow: A Journey From Hatred to Hope by Megan
Phelps-Roper
Publication Date – October 8, 2019
4.5 stars
Living in a college town, I have witnessed the Westboro
Baptist Church’s picketing with revulsion and honest confusion (how are they
pulling this stuff from Christianity and do they not have lives?). So, I went into this with some amount of
trepidation. This ended up being one of
the most fascinating and step by step accounts of how someone is indoctrinated
into a religious cult, the slow dawning of realization, the leaving and the
afterlife that I have ever read. She is
a very good writer and while the numerous scripture quotations could be slow
going, it also demonstrates how someone who grew up in this environment could
use them as validation. In the end this
is a hopeful book and one that promotes healthy conversation. One of the most amazing facts of Megan’s
story is that it is some of her fiercest Twitter detractors that end up
becoming her friends which demonstrates. the power of open minds and open
conversations. I received a digital ARC
of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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