Westboro Baptist Church Protest Blocked…….By Zombies?

I know everyone has heard of Westboro Baptist Church and their....less than desirable protests at military funerals and things of that nature but I'm willing to bet the folks at WBC never thought they'd be the ones being protested....at one of their own protests.....by zombies of all people.

That's exactly what happened when a Westboro Baptist Church protest was overshadowed Friday when demonstrators dressed as zombies gathered at a DuPont, Wash. military base to counter the radical group's efforts.

After members of the controversial Kansas-based church announced plans to picket Joint Base Lewis-McChord, a military base south of Seattle, 27-year-old Melissa Neace decided to organize a counter-protest, launching a Facebook group  titled "Zombie'ing Westboro Baptist Church AWAY from Fort Lewis!"

"We wanted to turn something negative around, into something people could laugh at and poke fun at," Neace said . "It was the easiest way to divert attention from something so hateful."

About 300 counter-protesters showed up in varying degrees of zombie garb, far outnumbering the picketers from Westboro. Oh yeah,  just eight protesters from the controversial group showed up.

"I think that their message is very hateful, and Jesus was not a hateful person. He loved everybody," one of the counter-protesters said.

While it is unclear why Westboro Baptist Church targeted the DuPont military base for its latest effort, the group frequently pickets military funerals. The group believes that deaths in Afghanistan and Iraq are God's punishment for the United States' tolerance of homosexuality. Last year, the group announced it would "quadruple" protest efforts after the Supreme Court ruled that such demonstrations are protected by the First Amendment.

However, counter-protests like the zombie effort in DuPont are becoming increasingly popular. Earlier this month, thousands of people in red shirts formed a human wall around a fallen soldier's funeral to block the anti-gay protesters. At a similar protest at Texas A&M University, students dressed in maroon formed a circle around a funeral and seemingly discouraged Westboro protesters from ever showing up.

But try as you might, apparently WBC just won't go away.  Finally, people started to hit them where it hurts.  If you protest the protesters, that takes attention AWAY from them which is exactly why they are protesting to begin with.  Cut off the head, the beast will die.

Thanks to the Huffington Post for parts of the story.