Hate, Empathy and the Westboro Baptist Church (Spirits & Spirituality, Ep1)
Introducing 'Spirits & Spirituality', a bi-weekly podcast featuring talk radio legend Tommy Schnurmacher, the Rabbi Avi Finegold and a rotating, round-table panel of guests in a series of provocative conversations about society, politics and faith over a couple of cocktails.
On this episode, hosts Tommy and Avi discuss the power of empathy in overcoming hate as they're joined by writer and activist David Abitbol to explore the origins of his friendship with Megan Phelps-Roper, a former member of extremist hate group the Westboro Baptist Church.
Production by Andre Goulet
Technical assistance from Ricochet Media
This conversation was recorded in August, 2018 at the Museum of Jewish Montreal.