Banished: Surviving My Years in the Westboro Baptist Church
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"Banished: Surviving My Years in the Westboro Baptist Church" is a memoir co-written by former church member Lauren Drain and journalist Lisa Pulitzer that recounts Drain’s upbringing in, indoctrination by, and eventual expulsion from the extremist Westboro Baptist Church.
All labels observed (1)
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| Banished: Surviving My Years in the Westboro Baptist Church canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Banished: Surviving My Years in the Westboro Baptist Church Context triple: [Lisa Pulitzer, notableWork, Banished: Surviving My Years in the Westboro Baptist Church]
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Banished: Surviving My Years in the Westboro Baptist Church Target entity description: "Banished: Surviving My Years in the Westboro Baptist Church" is a memoir co-written by former church member Lauren Drain and journalist Lisa Pulitzer that recounts Drain’s upbringing in, indoctrination by, and eventual expulsion from the extremist Westboro Baptist Church.
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A.
Under the Banner of Heaven
Under the Banner of Heaven is a true-crime drama miniseries that explores a brutal murder within a fundamentalist Mormon community and the resulting crisis of faith for a devout detective.
-
B.
Unbowed: A Memoir
Unbowed: A Memoir is the autobiographical account of Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai, chronicling her life, activism, and struggle for democracy and environmental justice.
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C.
Keep the Faith: A Memoir
Keep the Faith: A Memoir is the autobiographical book in which R&B singer Faith Evans recounts her life, career, and relationship with the late rapper The Notorious B.I.G.
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D.
Faith Militant
The Faith Militant is a militant religious order in the world of Westeros, serving as the armed enforcement arm of the Faith of the Seven.
-
E.
Everybody Matters: A Memoir
Everybody Matters: A Memoir is an autobiographical book in which the author reflects on their life experiences and the lessons learned about human connection, dignity, and the importance of treating every person as significant.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| about |
Drain family
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Fred Phelps ⓘ Lauren Drain ⓘ Westboro Baptist Church protests ⓘ |
| author | Lauren Drain ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Lisa Pulitzer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coWriter | Lisa Pulitzer as collaborator on narrative structure ⓘ |
| coWriterProfession | journalist ⓘ |
| describes |
expulsion from Westboro Baptist Church
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indoctrination by Westboro Baptist Church ⓘ upbringing in Westboro Baptist Church ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
leaving a high-control religious group
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psychological impact of religious extremism ⓘ rebuilding life after shunning ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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memoir ⓘ religious memoir ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conformity and dissent
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critical thinking ⓘ family loyalty versus personal conscience ⓘ forgiveness and healing ⓘ identity formation ⓘ religious intolerance ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
LGBTQ+ hatred in religion
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Westboro Baptist Church ⓘ cult-like religious groups ⓘ excommunication ⓘ family relationships ⓘ indoctrination ⓘ religious extremism ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of shunning and family separation
ⓘ
insider perspective on Westboro Baptist Church ⓘ |
| portrays |
internal dynamics of Westboro Baptist Church
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use of picketing and protests by Westboro Baptist Church ⓘ |
| setting |
Topeka, Kansas
ⓘ
various protest locations in the United States ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general adult readers
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readers interested in memoirs ⓘ readers interested in religion and cults ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | Lauren Drain’s childhood and young adulthood ⓘ |
| workChronologyPosition | early major public account by a former Westboro Baptist Church member ⓘ |
| workType | personal testimony ⓘ |
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