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Adrian ChenDec 23, 20152 min read

Things I wrote in 2015

Here are some of the things that I wrote in 2015. Thanks for reading, and see you next year, hopefully!

Michael Harshbarger in The Midwest ExpressDec 21, 20152 min read

Good Mornian, Have Some Links

Mornings are for links

KiminoaDec 12, 20153 min read

By knowing Joy, I knew grace

Reading the article “Unfollowed” by Adrian Chen about Megan Phelps-Roper, her sister Grace, and their departure from the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) in The New Yorker reminded of a story I often tell from my early life in Kansas. I’ve always told this story in small, private…

Tim Cigelske in 100 podcastsNov 27, 20154 min read

18. Note to Self

One year ago, I started seeing some of the most hateful things I’ve ever seen published on the Internet. It just became part of my daily routine.

Wake up. Check Facebook and Twitter. See posts with threats, violence, anger and hatred directed at Marquette University. Which…

Tim CigelskeNov 26, 2015

Head Full of Doubt / Road Full of Promise

Megan Phelps-Roper

2011

After reading the powerful piece in The New Yorker on Megan Phelps-Roper’s journey out of Westboro Baptist Church, I was surprised to see that she had told her story nearly three years ago on Medium. Jeff Chu also wrote this longer Medium piece in 2013.

Do yourself a favor and read the New Yorker article here.

ParkerSep 10, 20152 min read

How the Westburo Baptist Church helped me change my lifestyle choices

Last Thursday the Westburo Baptist church came to my school to picket a band. That one that does The Devil when Down to Georgia. I did not take video, I did not talk to them, I did not counter protest, because…