See all episodes from Louis Theroux. Louis Theroux struggles to come to terms with the infamous Phelps family from Topeka. A collection of Louis Theroux's wide array of gripping documentaries.
Main content. Watch now. To anyone looking for an interesting documentary, regardless of your views, I highly suggest this one. Details Edit. Release date April 1, United Kingdom.
United Kingdom. Topeka, Kansas, USA. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour. Related news. Mar 1 Fandango. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content. Top Gap. See more gaps Learn more about contributing. Edit page. Most of the church consists of members of the Phelps family. Shirley Phelps manages most daily church operations. Most states have laws regarding picketing, so church members must keep their distance from grieving families.
About 70 members of the church live in one area of Topeka. Theroux asks Shirley whether the church is a cult. Her daughters, Megan and Bekah, share their beliefs with students at school and do not have friends outside of the church. Theroux meets Jael, Shirley's niece, and asks about family members who are no longer part of the church. The church believes excluded members and anyone who does not believe in the Bible are going to hell.
Jael and the other young women do not plan to marry because the end is near. Steve Drain is one of the few members not born into the church. He manages online media and makes picket signs. The church pickets local organizations chosen by Fred Phelps.
Fred gives a sermon, which Drain films for the church's website. Fred refuses to answer any of Theroux's questions about his family. The family still picket as strenuously as ever, and seem to feed off the outrage of passers-by. Did dementia strip him down to a better man at the core? Was it a moment of simple madness that meant nothing?
Or was it, of course, demonic possession? It seems clear, however, that something has shaken members. No one is willing to admit the event even happened.
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