Westboro Baptist Church to Picket in Annapolis Jan. 2
The controversial church plans to protest the first day of same sex marriage at the Anne Arundel Circuit Court.
UPDATE: (10:50 a.m.)—The controversial Westboro Baptist Church has announced plans to protest outside of the Anne Arundel Circuit Court on Jan 2.—the first day same-sex couples will be able to wed there. "On that day the court starts committing that abomination that brings the shooter like it did in Connecticut," said Shirley Phelps-Roper, the daughter of the church's founder Fred Phelps. "It isn’t like this is Maryland’s first flip off of God. Maryland has the distinction of being the state that put Westboro Baptist Church on trial." Maryland voters upheld a law legalizing gay marriage on Nov. 6, and couples began obtaining licenses on Dec. 6—the day Gov. Martin O'Malley certified November's elections results. The law takes effect Jan. 1…
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Karen Bradley Ehler
4:20 pm on Wednesday, December 19, 2012
A peaceful counter protest to the presence of the WBC is planned in order to drown out the hate and support those going to the courthouse on Jan 2. We will make LOVE LOUDER than hate. For more info, to join, and be informed, go to the FB page: https://www.facebook.com/events/134205716736270/permalink/134979273325581/?notif_t=like more ›