Brad Paisley Takes on Westboro Baptist Church Protesters in Unique Way
Country music superstar Brad Paisley had uninvited guests at the location for one of his concerts in Bonner Springs, Kansas, and decided to have a little fun with them. Protestors from Westboro Baptist Church showed up at the amphitheater to show their disdain for Paisley's music and lifestyle choices.
Instead of responding with anger or getting into an argument with the protestors, who held up signs reading "God Hates Drunks" and "Sin Breeds Violence," Paisley decided to have a little bit of fun and got out of his vehicle to take selfies in front of the group. He then posted the photos to his Instagram account.
"Westboro Baptist Selfie!!" Paisley captioned one photo. "Or west-Burro (a--) selfie. Hopefully they can hear the show out here. We'll play loud."
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Paisley is not the only country star to deal with members of small cult. Vince Gill directly addressed a group of protestors before his concert at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Missouri. The group had come out to protest because of Gill's divorce, and the entire encounter was captured on video, which went viral on social media.
"Vince Gill, what in the world are you doing out here?" one woman asks Gill.
"I just came to see what hate looked like," he calmly responded. "Jesus said a lot of stuff about forgiveness, about grace. You guys don't have any of that."
Westboro Baptist Church has officially been labeled as "homophobic and anti-Semitic hate group" by the Anti-Defamation League and is known for protesting concerts, large events, and most notably, the funerals of fallen U.S. soldiers. The group, led by the late Fred Phelps, travels across the nation in order to express what they see as God's truth, often citing scripture on their protest signs and coming up with controversial slogans for their posters.
Various groups have rallied to counter-attack the protests, especially those of fallen soldiers. It's not unusual to see bikers across from a funeral in order to drown out the chants and allow the family of the fallen to grieve in peace.
