Here's What Some Protesters Decided To Do Instead Of Picketing The Westboro Church With Hate

Upworthy Staff Writer
Wed, 26 Mar 2014 15:13:29 +0000
Diversity and equality, Lgbtqq

You may remember their signs. They look like this:

Not so nice, not so great. Downright crappy and offensive.

So when some people decided to counter-protest the church's first protest since Phelps' death, it turned out rather ... well, wonderful. Instead of sinking to his level by picketing them with hate, these folks came out and gave the world a massive example of how to fight bigotry with compassion instead of with more hate.

Have a look at their signs below. Kindness ftw.

What a wonderful way to counter-protest a hateful protest: with messages of condolence, hope, and awesomeness. I hope more people take note of this.

Here's a video report on the protests, too. I love what the guy says at 0:46.