“So… *Does* God Hate F*gs?” with Megan Phelps-Roper

Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps · Sep 17, 2026 · 19m · transcript

What do our modern-day culture wars have to teach us about cult-like thinking, moral puritanism, judgment and compassion?

And if you lose religious faith, how are you left thinking about agnosticism, atheism, the purpose of the cosmos, and the meaning of life? What, if anything, is worth keeping from the Bible?

Megan Phelps-Roper was raised in the Westboro Baptist Church, the fundamentalist cult that picketed soldiers’ funerals with placards saying “God Hates Fags”. She appeared in Louis Theroux’s documentary about the church, as its spokesperson and the granddaughter of its founder.

Megan…