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Related: About this forumWestboro Baptist Church Might Be Taken Over By Florida Man
By Chris Joseph Thu., Mar. 27 2014 at 12:30 PM
Steve Drain, a University of South Florida alumnus, might be taking over Westboro Baptist Church.
Drain, who used to be an atheist and once set out to expose the hate-mongering church, became enamored with Westboro and became one of Fred Phelps Sr.'s closest disciples.
Drain went so far as to move his family to Topeka, Kansas to join the congregation.
Phelps Sr.'s son, Nate, however, believes Drain is responsible for having his father excommunicated from Westboro before his death.
http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/2014/03/westboro_baptist_church_might.php
struggle4progress
(118,039 posts)the underlying personality structure may resist change
A guy goes from an atheist on a mission to destroy Westboro to an acolyte?
Sure, I trust him.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,161 posts)That's funny. Like sewer drain.
2pooped2pop
(5,420 posts)wandy
(3,539 posts)ex atheist Holey Dry Drunk.
My bet is that this will get "interesting".
okasha
(11,573 posts)but this guy's daughter wrote a book about her experience escaping from Westboro. He's the genuine article--a 180-degree convert willing to disown even his own child.
Edited to add, her name is Lauren Drain and the title of the book is Banished.
Dorian Gray
(13,469 posts)peach.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)I've been following the career of Florida Man for some time in the news, and he's a good candidate for this position.
That guy is messed up.