Westboro Baptist Church Vs. British Comedian. Guess How This One Ends.

A couple of members of the Westboro Baptist Church (of “God hates fags” and picketing soldiers’ funerals fame) decided to stop by Russell Brand’s late night show to try to spread their message. My usual policy is to try to ignore the WBC out of existence (it does thrive on attention, after all), but seeing…

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