I’m a big documentary fan who has grown to love Netflix’s collection of documentaries over the past few months. With the availability of the streaming service, I often “pull up a chair” to my PC and watch films/documentaries. In fact, I’m a sucker for documentaries, and after watching Overnight (great film) and another documentary recently, Netflix recommended Fall From Grace. After quickly reading the description, I became curious, added it to my instant queue, and began to watch something that totally blew my mind.

Fall from Grace discusses Fred Phelps (and his family clan) who is a fiery “old school” Baptist minister that preaches against gays/lesbians in Topeka, Kansas. And believe me, the word “preaches” is putting it way too nicely. Phelps, cocks, locks, and continuously reloads a giant bazooka gun filled with anti-gay messages – one that he fires off at every opportunity he gets from the pulpit of his church, Westboro Baptist Church. As the film unfolds, I’m surprised and often appalled at his ranting and raving, dropping the word “fag” in his hate-laced sermons as often as other ministers use “Jesus” or “God” in their sermons. But it gets worse…a lot worse. (more…)