Louis Theroux revisits the Westboro Baptists Sunday 9pm BBC2

[Marf]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12919646

Sounds like it could be quite interesting

"Normally I don't do follow-ups. But I'd made an exception in this case because of an e-mail I'd received from one of the fire-breathing young zealots I'd interviewed on my first trip, announcing she'd left the church. She cited our conversations as one of the influences

She had now changed her life, found a boyfriend and had zero contact with anyone still inside the church, including her family. A little research revealed that several others I'd met on my first visit were also now apostates. This included Steve's own daughter, Lauren."

[Welshbeef]

Will certainly be viewing this.

Saw the first and like any normal person I was at a loss with what I saw, maybe therewas some playing up for the camera but frankly I really doubt it.

The Disconnect from your family is very unpleasant which seems to be quite a common trait. Of course sadly family disconnects happen without any extreme religious beliefs so you have to wonder would they have disconnected anyway? Who knows.

I find his style very smart - playing dumb asking stupid questions and because of this dumb sounding nature he gets away with it and sometimes they open up. Shocking what some of them reall believe.

[Frankeh]

Can't wait! I'm most interested on how the little children developed.. I remember Louis asking them why they hate fags, etc and them not being able to come up with a coherent answer.

[retrorider]

Can't wait to see brain wash central...

[dave-therave]

Looking forward to this, I'm a big fan of Louis

[oobster]

You'd think that in gun-loving America some of the people who picket the soldiers funerals would have had a few extra holes involuntarily placed upon them.

[Mr Dave]

Louis Theroux is in it so I will watch it, I think he is a fantastic interviewer and presenter. Westboro church really does scare me and the first one was a great piece of TV.

[xr287]

Will be watching, the first one was brilliant. Amazing and scary what they believe. There are only about 30 of them but think they are the only people on the planet who understand and follow gods "will"! Would be quite dangerous if they were more extreme.

[hyperblue]

Saw the first one of these, good stuff. I'd guess it was one of the college aged girls who he talked to that has converted. She said he'd go to hell and generally seemed quite sad when he talked about she might be missing out. Will certainly check this one out

[dudleybloke]

should be a laugh.

[B Huey]

They believe Barrack Obama is the devil, just like many of our American correspondents.

[Godzuki]

Louis is a superb journo. he comes across as innocent, and sweet, but he does seem to get people to loosen up, and you do somewhat see what these people are really like.

[Halb]

Welshbeef said:

I find his style very smart - playing dumb asking stupid questions and because of this dumb sounding nature he gets away with it and sometimes they open up. Shocking what some of them reall believe.

I don't it as Louis playing dumb, he just wants to get to the root of everything, which I think is the best kind of reporting, he just asks endless questions and eventually people will answer, because people love talking aboot themselves when in the right mood.

[Marf]

Bump

[Haighermeister]

I'll be watching.

[Marf]

Obama the Antichrist! wooo-ooooo scary

[Brighton Derly]

Hmmm.. the nutters oppose Jews. Does that mean they support Muslims?

[Marf]

Great logic there

No, they are equal opportunities in their bile and hatred

http://freethinker.co.uk/2010/09/11/god-hates-musl...

[Haighermeister]

Jackweasel

[Frankeh]

Louis Theroux is just great, isn't he? Easily my favourite journo.