But, as she matured she started to ask questions, challenging the core belief system she had so eagerly adopted, which led her to be excommunicated from the church, cutting her off from her family and friends.

As Lauren assimilated to the church’s extreme beliefs, she became an active member and vocal picketer. 'There are horrible things I went through, and I dont hate them,' she said. As for her parents, she said that, no matter what, she still loves them. Lauren Drains Banished: Surviving My Years in the Westboro Baptist Church is a fascinating saga of one young womans journey from what we would term a normal. The WBC is proudly anti-gay, racist, anti-Semitic, and anti practically everything and everyone, including some of their own.Ī member of WBC from 2001 to 2008, Lauren was first brought into the group at age 15 by her father, a once secular and liberal man who became indoctrinated into the church when working and producing a documentary about WBC. God has mercy on people, God forgives people,' Lauren Drain said shed tell her siblings. This is a book that peels back the covers of the hate-everyone, hate-everything WBC. which is one experience documented in the book Banished. Go on to discover millions of awesome videos and pictures in thousands of other categories. Lauren Drain - Fitness model, nurse, and author who is known for having published her memoirs as a. Lauren Drain is a former member of the extremist hate group and cult, Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), who today is using her voice to “try and lead by example, with love, compassion and an open mind.” Your are probably familiar with the church’s antics, which have been regularly covered on the news with images of members protesting funerals of soldiers, spewing messages of hate and anger in front of grieving families. Lauren Drains Banished: Surviving My Years in the Westboro Baptist Church is a fascinating saga of one young womans journey from what we would term a normal childhood into one of the most hate-filled cults there is, and then back into the light again. View 205 pictures and enjoy LaurenDrain with the endless random gallery on.

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