

“It was people who were able to do that in conversation with me, the people who recognised that I was a human being and I had come to the beliefs and conclusions that I’d come to because of all the experiences that had led me to that point… If they were going to have any influence or impact, they were going to have to treat me like a human being.


"When you feel righteous indignation, you feel morally inflamed about how wrong things are, it makes it much more difficult to take a step back and stay calm and be engaged with what the other side is saying," Megan tells Sun Online. Megan now speaks out against the church's extremist teachings, and warns of the dangers refusing to consider the views and humanity of people you disagree with. 9 Megan picketing a soldier's funeral in 2006 - Westboro is notorious for its outrageous tactics to spread its messages Credit: Getty - Contributor
