Published on Jul 30, 2012 by vice



We followed the story of the Westboro Baptist Church as
families split and children were brainwashed into picketing funerals and bashing
homosexuals.

During that time, we interviewed more than a dozen members
of the reviled group, including some of the only members not related by blood,
the Drains. They welcomed us into their homes and gave us access to 17 years of
home video footage. In return, we produced an unbiased look into the lives of
one of America's most despised organizations.

Watch part 2 here: http://bit.ly/Brainwashed-by-WBC-2

Check out the first
episode of Fringes "How to Sell Drugs" here:
http://bit.ly/How-to-Sell-Drugs

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