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Surviving America's Most Hated Family is a 2019 BBC documentary film presented and written by Louis Theroux. The programme follows as Theroux revisits the family at the core of the Westboro Baptist Church and observes how its members have changed Read More..

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Description	Surviving America's Most Hated Family is a 2019 BBC documentary film presented and written by Louis Theroux. The programme follows as Theroux revisits the family at the core of the Westboro Baptist Church and observes how its members have changed since the death of the church's founder, Fred Phelps. The documentary first aired on BBC Two in the United Kingdom on 14 July 2019, and is the third in a trilogy of documentaries Theroux has made about the church. It was preceded by 2007's The Most Hated Family in America, and 2011's America's Most Hated Family in Crisis. While the first two documentaries focused on the controversial doctrine, cult-like atmosphere and extensive protest activities of the church, the third documentary concerns itself primarily with the lives of former members. It also covers the impact of the death of lead Pastor Fred Phelps on the church, as well as his rumored death-bed excommunication for softening his anti-homosexual rhetoric. Megan Phelps defection from the church, from devoted follower to critic, as well as her attempts to stay in contact with her family (in particular with her mother Shirley) is covered in detail. Theroux also notes an odd phenomena where his previous critical documentaries inspired two young men, UK ex-pat Steven Holroyd and a young american called 'J', to join the church. Steven, who is now known as Mathias and is a former mailman, flew over to Topeka and married Pastor Phelps' granddaughter Jael Phelps after becoming interested in the church after watching Theroux's previous films air on BBC. Steven had previously released a video online in which he stated his main reason for leaving the UK was its approval of Elton John's gay lifestyle and the lack of King James Only churches.
Description	Surviving America's Most Hated Family is a 2019 BBC documentary film presented and written by Louis Theroux. The programme follows as Theroux revisits the family at the core of the Westboro Baptist Church and observes how its members have changed since the death of the church's founder, Fred Phelps. The documentary first aired on BBC Two in the United Kingdom on 14 July 2019, and is the third in a trilogy of documentaries Theroux has made about the church. It was preceded by 2007's The Most Hated Family in America, and 2011's America's Most Hated Family in Crisis. While the first two documentaries focused on the controversial doctrine, cult-like atmosphere and extensive protest activities of the church, the third documentary concerns itself primarily with the lives of former members. It also covers the impact of the death of lead Pastor Fred Phelps on the church, as well as his rumored death-bed excommunication for softening his anti-homosexual rhetoric. Megan Phelps defection from the church, from devoted follower to critic, as well as her attempts to stay in contact with her family (in particular with her mother Shirley) is covered in detail. Theroux also notes an odd phenomena where his previous critical documentaries inspired two young men, UK ex-pat Steven Holroyd and a young american called 'J', to join the church. Steven, who is now known as Mathias and is a former mailman, flew over to Topeka and married Pastor Phelps' granddaughter Jael Phelps after becoming interested in the church after watching Theroux's previous films air on BBC. Steven had previously released a video online in which he stated his main reason for leaving the UK was its approval of Elton John's gay lifestyle and the lack of King James Only churches.

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Director	Geoffrey O'Connor
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Writer	Louis Theroux
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Starring	Louis Theroux , Megan Phelps-Roper , Shirley Phelps-Roper
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Runtime	60 minutes
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Country	United Kingdom
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Language	English
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Genre	Documentary film
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