D.C. kids to counter-protest Westboro Baptist hatefest
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Westboro-Church-Plans-Protest-Outside-Wilson-High-School-262352461.htmlNBC4 Washington, D.C.
Westboro Church Plans Protest Outside Wilson High School
Monday, Jun 9, 2014
Members of the Westboro Baptist Church say they will protest outside Wilson High School in northwest Washington Monday...
... After Westboro made its intentions known, students at Wilson began planning a peaceful counter-protest, The Washington Post reported. Around 1,000 students volunteered to participate.
The school held its second annual Pride Day event last week, bringing together over 20 organizations that support the needs of LGBTQ youth. During the celebration, the school's principal, Pete Cahall, came out to his students as gay...
...Monday's protest is just one of 12 the church has planned in the D.C. area over the next few days.
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Three cheers for these kids!!
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Here's to the kids of Wilson High!!! 
Westboro Church Holds Protest Outside Wilson High School; Students Counter-Protest
About a dozen WBC members met by hundreds of counter-protesters
Monday, Jun 9, 2014
About a dozen members of the Westboro Baptist Church were met by several hundred counter-protesters as they protested outside a northwest Washington high school Monday -- days after the school’s principal came out as gay to students during the Pride celebration that sparked the church’s protest plan.
Holding signs that read, "We are Wilson High School," and "Love Always Wins," students from Wilson High School and other nearby schools lined the sidewalk outside of the school for a peaceful counter-protest. They were joined by another several hundred community members, who were stationed across the street.
Westboro, known for its public crusade against gay people at military funerals, said the school should be "hanging its head in shame" for hosting the event, writing on their website, "You say 'You can't hide tiger pride?' and you're right. You are incapable of being ashamed of your sin."
A handful of the church's members showed up for the protest, standing down the street from the counter-protest in front of the school.
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