The Westboro Baptist Church Went to Protest a Lorde Concert. This Is the Counterprotest They Encountered.

Fred Phelps is dead, but his hateful flock remains. On Friday, members of the Westboro Baptist Church steeded up and went to protest a Lorde concert in Kansas City, Missouri. Since they announced their plans in advance, KC residents had time to organize a pretty perfect counterprotest.

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Lorde truly does take all kinds.

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