Fall From Grace

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11/13/2013 Considering that fact that I am a devout atheist, I could very easily say that Fred Phelps and his congregation are pure evil and need to be locked away for the rest of their lives, but it would not do any good because it obviously is not going to happen any time soon, therefore I will try to be a little more rational. Admittedly, you do have to admire the Phelps clan and how they will not hesitate to go out and tell the world what they believe is wrong despite how much money it will cost and what they risk when facing the opposition. It is just a shame that they cannot put their skills and determination to better use, such as tending to the needy or encouraging love and acceptance. Putting aside my belief that Christianity is no different from the rest of the religious myths in existence, Phelps is clearly twisting the true meaning of the Bible to fit the doctrine of his own creation and is passing it on to his family. Therefore, it is easy to see why so many people despise the Westboro Baptist Church and are always willing to fend them off. It is uncertain whether or not K. Ryan Jones is a Christian himself, but he does an excellent job presenting the WBC members as they are, and collecting the views of other Christians who have studied the Scripture and can easily see that Rev. Phelps is determined to extinguish the homosexual and secular lifestyles for his own personal gain. For the non-religious, this will be further proof of the effect of faith-based belief on individual families and the outside world, especially at the hands of extremists like Rev. Phelps. For Christians, I sincerely hope that they can see for themselves how important it is to not only study what the Bible says but what it means, so they can learn to show compassion for everyone, including those who are substantially different. See more 08/11/2013 compelling documentary showing both sides of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church and the message of hatred that they spread. Through interviews with many subjects on both sides of the issue it exposes Fred Phelps as an extremist wacko (as if there was a question) who is hell bent on distorting Christ's message See more 04/04/2013 A very informative film on the hypocritical Westboro Baptist Church (more of a cult than a church), and their fanatic hate-filled pastor/founder, Fred Phelps. See more 02/26/2013 Why does this annoying, angry old man, deserve an hour and twelve minutes of screen time? Well he's just fascinating, he's like a mini me of famous bad guys! See more 02/06/2013 So the other day it was a doco on the mis use of the bible to condem homosexuality; now here's a doco that excels the last one in every way possible. It can be hard to present a non biased or one sided doco when it concerns something as sensitive as religion. Jones has done a fantasic job here directing this film that gives a voice to multiple view points and people concerning the West Boro Baptist Church in America. It views as a well rounded representation of the group and those involved and affected by their actions. It provides a great introduction to those not overly familiar with the church and their protests. Whilst it would be hard to watch this and not side against the church I feel Jones has given the Phelps family a relatively unbiased representation. Definitely worth watching and discussing afterwards. Really enjoyed this and found it incredibly interesting. See more 12/02/2012 This wasn't a bad documentary. It explained alot and it was pretty disturbing how messed up these people are. See more Read all reviews

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