Keith Allen Will Burn in Hell - Channel 4 [HerMes]

Keith Allen Will Burn In Hell



First shown on Channel 4 in June 2007



Westboro Baptist Church protestorsKeith Allen discovers an unnerving mixture of hatred, fanaticism and fun when he investigates one of the USA?s most extreme fundamentalist churches.



The members of Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas, which preaches that every word in the Bible is literally true, are some of America's most fanatical Christian fundamentalists. Bearing ?God Hates Fags? and ?God Hates America? placards, they cheerfully picket the funerals of US soldiers killed in Iraq, and delight in provoking outrage among both liberals and patriots.



Programme-makers in America and Britain have repeatedly tried to expose their beliefs as anti-Christian, but these attempts have failed. In Channel 4?s investigation, Keith Allen takes a smarter, more streetwise approach. During three extraordinary days at Westboro, Keith reveals more about the church than other television programmes have unearthed in three months.



In interviews that are hilarious, infuriating and compelling, he forensically exposes the curious mixture of hatred and jollity that underpins their faith. Using all his journalistic skills and instincts, he scavenges for information in local bars and discovers a secret about the church's chief spokesperson, Shirley Phelps-Roper. Shirley confesses her ?sin? on camera, making a memorable climax to a programme that exposes the hypocrisy of this bizarre, fundamentalist sect.



[HerMes Digital Media]