This is a documentary about the Westboro Baptist Church and the way they worship and spread the news about their faith. They are very well known for their extreme stance against homosexuality, soldiers, and America. Yes, they are against America even though they live in the country. This group is known as a hate group and they do some intense acts in order to get their point across. One of the ways they spread their word is by picketing funerals of soldiers. They are disruptive to the families that are trying to mourn and are flat out disrespectful. Westboro Baptist Church is led by Fred Phelps and a majority of its members are members are of his actual family. The church is located in Topeka, Kansas and the first service the church had was in 1955.
This documentary follows the group and one of its strongest and most devoted members, Shirley Phelps-Roper. This woman has outraged CNN anchors and Tyra Banks, just to name a couple. Shirley claims that God hates America and that Westboro Baptist Church thanks God for things like 9/11. This is a very controversial group and one that has stood out in America. This documentary is not only interesting to watch, but it also has some jaw dropping moments. This is an entertaining documentary and one that is good to watch to become educated about ludicrous groups such as the Westboro Baptist Church.
Here is a link for a video showing Shirley Phelps on CNN:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3PyoUPcobA
Here is a link for the first part of the documentary on youtube and the other parts can be found there as well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmIr9P-vkSQ
This is a picture of Fred Phelps the leader of the Westboro Baptist Church:
Here are pictures of the Westboro Baptist Church protesting:
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