But when her formerly liberal and secular father set out to produce a documentary about the WBC, his detached interest gradually evolved into fascination, and he moved the entire family to Kansas to join the church and live on their compound. Lauren spent her early years enjoying a normal life with her family in Florida. BANISHED is the first look inside the organization, as well as a fascinating story of adaptation and perseverance.

Lauren Drain was thrust into that cult at the age of 15, and then spat back out again seven years later. Since no organized religion will claim affiliation with the WBC, it's perhaps more accurate to think of them as a cult.

Supreme Court ruled in favor of the WBC's right to picket funerals. And they aren't going anywhere: in March, the U.S. The WBC is fervently anti-gay, anti-Semitic, and anti- practically everything and everyone. Perhaps you've seen their pickets on the news, the members holding signs with messages that are too offensive to copy here, protesting at events such as the funerals of soldiers, the 9-year old victim of the recent Tucson shooting, and Elizabeth Edwards, all in front of their grieving families. OL16803498W Page_number_confidence 91.67 Pages 314 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.19 Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20200906090601 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 370 Scandate 20200901082853 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781455512423 Tts_version 4.NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER You've likely heard of the Westboro Baptist Church. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 05:09:05 Associated-names Pulitzer, Lisa Boxid IA1924216 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier

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