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The infamous Westboro Baptist Church has been hanging around Atlanta the past 2 days. These are the folks who hold hate-filled signs at military funerals, Jewish community centers, and high schools all over the nation.
Grady High School student Becca Daniels wanted to spread a different message, so she organized a demonstration of her own, and Atlantans from all walks of life came out in droves to show their support and share messages of love and acceptance.
It was a pretty awesome sight. Including angels with 10-foot-tall wings.
The Westboro group… all 8 or so of them… left after 30 minutes, but the ATL group continued their demonstration all along 10th Street.
I am proud of my city.
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That literally brought tears to my eyes. Thanks for posting the pics, Leah. I'm proud of our city, too!
I'm so proud of our city, too, especially considering a High School student organized this. yay ATL!
It was a great protest. I had a blast!
Great photos and nice to see that Westboro left after 30 minutes.
Great photos and nice to see that Westboro left after 30 minutes.
This IS a great view of Atlanta. But please, when mentioning Westboro's hate for Jews and the military and such, don't forget the LGBT community! So much hate is so very, very sad.