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| Lauren Drain: Why I Left the Westboro Baptist Church |
November 24, 2022 |
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The Westboro Baptist Church calls itself a “unique picketing ministry,” and that’s certainly one way to think about it. The 40 or so members take hate speech to a shocking new level, protesting the funerals of soldiers and children, holding signs that say things like “Pray for More Dead Soldiers” and “God Hates America.” So, who are these people? In 2013, Maureen spoke to one of them, Lauren Drain, who had been a member of the church for seven years. Today, Drain is a cardiac nurse and a popular fitness model, with nearly 3 million followers on Instagram.
Lauren Drain, author of Banished: Surviving My Years in the Westboro Baptist Church
She has worked as a registered nurse and is a fitness trainer and model.
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Lauren Drain
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