At Westboro Baptist Church, Steve Drain found religion but lost a daughter

[proud2BlibKansan]

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A decade ago, Drain was a 35-year-old aspiring filmmaker from Florida who wanted to shoot a documentary showing that Fred Phelps and his church were, he says, "full of crap." He became a believer. Now he and his wife and one of their daughters are the only members of the church not related to Phelps by blood or marriage.

The fags were marching on Washington," Shirley Phelps-Roper, Fred Phelps' daughter, says of the first time she met Drain. The word fag comes out of her mouth easily and often in conversation.

Westboro was in the nation's capital in April 2000 to picket the Equality Rocks concert, where Garth Brooks, George Michael and the Pet Shop Boys headlined.

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In March, two of the defectors, Josh and his cousin, Libby Phelps, appeared onstage for a question-and-answer session after the Kansas City premiere of Kevin Smith's Westboro-inspired horror movie, Red State. Josh talked of eventual successors to his grandfather. The two names he mentioned: Fred Phelps' son, Tim Phelps, and Steve Drain.

more . . . http://www.pitch.com/2011-05-19/news/westboro-steve-drain-fred-phelps/

[Morning Dew]

1. Louis Theroux has revisited the Westoboro Baptist Church

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3LmDhaPwjY&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

America's Most hated Family in Crisis.

it touches on the defections quite well.

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. Watched that last night

Pretty soon, they aren't going to let Louie back in to interview them. LOL

[Morning Dew]

4. I think Shirley likes Louis

Even though he's a scoffer, a mocker and a hellbound sinner.

I wish he had shown interviews with Margie - she has such a foul mouth.

[sufrommich]

3. Wow,cultish behavior like that always freaks me out. I'm glad his

daughter was kicked out of the house,hopefully he'll find reason to kick the other kids out too.

[bluestateguy]

5. In the last two years Libby Phelps and Josh Phelps have also left

A few of the grandchildren have come to their senses. Sadly most have not.

See this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR1JZbCC8sY

[NotThisTime]

6. His personal story is both sad and sick, a cry for help in the early days met by Phelps... sick...

good for the daughter who left.