Brainwashed. Manipulated. Controlled.
Those are the words former Westboro Baptist Church (Wbc) member Lauren Drain used to describe her time as part of the controversial organization during an interview Monday on "Piers Morgan Tonight."
Drain, now 27, was thrown out of the Wbc at the age of 22. She has recently written a memoir about her experiences.
On Monday, Drain told Morgan about the control Wbc members wield, especially over children in the group.
"They control what you believe, what you say, what you do, what friends you have," Drain said. "They say everyone on the outside's evil. And they don't allow any outside influence at all."
Wbc members claim to speak for God, Drain said, which is how they dismiss outsiders who criticize the group for its virulently hateful rhetoric.
"It's unfortunate and it's atrocity, the things that they do and say -- horrible things they do and say," Drain told Morgan.
Those are the words former Westboro Baptist Church (Wbc) member Lauren Drain used to describe her time as part of the controversial organization during an interview Monday on "Piers Morgan Tonight."
Drain, now 27, was thrown out of the Wbc at the age of 22. She has recently written a memoir about her experiences.
On Monday, Drain told Morgan about the control Wbc members wield, especially over children in the group.
"They control what you believe, what you say, what you do, what friends you have," Drain said. "They say everyone on the outside's evil. And they don't allow any outside influence at all."
Wbc members claim to speak for God, Drain said, which is how they dismiss outsiders who criticize the group for its virulently hateful rhetoric.
"It's unfortunate and it's atrocity, the things that they do and say -- horrible things they do and say," Drain told Morgan.
- 3/7/2013
- by Meredith Bennett-Smith
- Huffington Post
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