The Most Hated Family in America Page #6

Synopsis: Louis meets the Phelps family, who protest against an America that tolerates homosexuality
 
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2007
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That's not the only piece

of evidence for my argument.

The whole idea that Westboro Baptist

are the only ones going to Heaven.

If there was somebody else out there

preaching the unvarnished word

of God, from cover to cover,

If He did come back...

He'd be holding this sign.

..rather than....

I'm trying to tell you.

He'd be picketed by your church.

..rather than....

He'd be picketed by your church.

I seriously believe that.

You are seriously deluded.

I'm preaching what the Bible says.

You preach what your dark heart says.

I'm willing to talk with you,

but you're just being silly. I'm not.

Of course you are.

Want a ride back? I'm not being

silly. I don't think you have the

truth. You're running away from it.

You're just trying to turn yourself

into God by saying things ought to be

this way, or thus and such.

You are the one who has

the God complex, Louis, not me.

But I don't claim absolute truth.

I don't claim it of myself.

You pick and choose.

These people, we'll be nice to them,

I don't claim it of myself.

He'd be picketed by your church.

but not to those other ones.

Have you ever seen me be mean?

but not to those other ones.

Not you specifically. The church.

I am the church. Did you rejoice

when that church burned down?

You rejoice when soldiers die

in Iraq? Absolutely I do.

When people are knocked over by cars

and get cancer? Absolutely. Love it.

Come on.

'My time among the hatemongers of

Westboro Baptist Church was done.

'I'd expected to meet a group

that causes pain to people

in the outside world,

'but I'd been surprised to find

that the members of the church

were also paying a price.

'Shut off from the world, they

preach a hatred that reflects back

at them, confirming their beliefs

'and ultimately denying the right

to a normal life to the young.'

Are we going to go in my car? Yeah.

Mom, they're here.

They want to go for a coffee drink.

No. She says no.

OK.

We have coffee in our house. OK.

Have a coffee here. All right?

How come we couldn't go out?

I don't know.

We have coffee in our house. OK.

How's it going? Good.

of God Almighty.

That's true.

We have coffee in our house. OK.

But I'm special!

I listen to what my parents say.

I respect my parents, so...

No. What are you talking about?

I sense there's a little bit more

inner tension in you.

Inner tension? Yeah. A little bit.

Oh, no.

People who watch us

will be thinking there's a very

nice, charming, attractive woman

and moving out into the world

and maybe thinking in a few years

of starting a family.

Why does everybody have to get

married? Well, no one has to.

But why shouldn't everybody

have the choice?

I have the choice. You do

and you don't. It seems that it is

so inculcated in you

that the outside world is

this devilish, satanic place

Who would...even want

to marry someone who serves God?

I don't blame you for being born

into a situation

outside your control

and I can also see that you're

coming to a time in your life

where you might start

That time has come and gone.

I've already reached the age

where I have made the decision

of what I want to do.

I've already reached the age

Did you have a rebellious few years?

Louis, if I ever was rebellious,

do you think I would tell you

about it?

there's really no one for you

I'm ashamed of any nonsense

that I've ever done.

When we started picketing,

when I was First Grade...

Six years old.

People have been treating me

the way you see us being treated now

since I was that young,

What did they do? Well, nobody

wanted to talk to me at school.

And, um,

they were ashamed to be around me.

You know that sense of being

ostracised? Uh-huh. If you preach

that the world is hateful,

and full of condemned sinners,

then the world will start

to take that shape.

Well, it's very simple.

We read scriptures and we tell people

what the standard is.

We don't do violence to people.

We, um...

warn them that their sins

are taking them to Hell.

are taking them to Hell.

We do a courteous, loving thing

to them.

That's courteous and loving.

And they...

hate us.

And they...beat on us.

What did we do to them?

Nothing but a courtesy. So...

That's quite a weird kind

of courtesy. How is it weird?

Going to funerals and waving those

placards. We preach to the living,

we warn them.

with us. They're just downright mean

Are you afraid of going to Hell?

with us. They're just downright mean

Um, I fear the wrath of God.

I fear, um, going to Hell.

with us. They're just downright mean

we warn them.

But I...certainly hope I won't go

there. I think you laughed

at the idea of me in Hell

with us. They're just downright mean

we warn them.

because maybe it made you feel

that you weren't going to Hell.

I laughed at the thought of you

going to Hell because...

I know you, Louis,

and you're a scoffer and a mocker.

It gives me pleasure to know that

the Lord will vindicate His people

and He will glorify His own name.

That's all this is about.

Glorifying God.

So...

That's why I smiled.

Come on. I haven't scoffed at you.

Let's get out to the picket.

Glorifying God.

and He will glorify His own name.

Come on. I haven't scoffed at you.

Glorifying God.

Rules that you should obey.

Did you do it for me?

Yeah, so you can carry it around,

so you can know all the rules

of obeying God.

Don't kill people.

Don't marry two people. Don't lie.

I think everyone lies some

in their life.

Maybe when they're a kid.

Do not act like a snake.

More especially you again.

All of these, I guess. What does

that mean? Act like a snake?

I can't remember.

Hey! You gave us that...

No, no.

Don't say that. Like a snake?

You clarify for him.

Yeah. Don't act like a snake.

Then it says, "Don't be sneaky".

All of these, I guess. What does

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Louis Theroux

Louis Sebastian Theroux ( LOO-ee thə-ROO; born 20 May 1970) is a British documentary filmmaker and broadcaster. Theroux is best known for his documentary series, including Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends, When Louis Met..., and his BBC Two specials. His career started in journalism and it bears the influences of notable writers in his family, such as his father Paul and his brother Marcel. The BBC has produced all of his documentaries and television series. He has received two British Academy Television Awards and a Royal Television Society Television Award for his work. more…

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