Globe/T. Rob Brown
Mike Statt, of Seneca, holds up the sign "God doesn't hate anyone!" while Ann Marie Gonzales, of Independence, Kan., holds up sign "I love all!" as they block the public's view of the Westboro Baptist Church's protest Monday afternoon, May 21, 2012, at Missouri Southern State University. Westboro member Rachel Hockenbarger, of Topeka, Kan., is in the center background.

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