Country singer Brad Paisley pokes fun at Westboro Baptist Church picketers with selfie

WHEN the Westboro Baptist Church picketed country singer Brad Paisley’s concert, he couldn’t resist poking some fun.

American country singer Brad Paisley decided not to shy away from Westboro Baptist Church members when they picketed his concert. Picture: Getty Images

AMERICAN country singer Bard Paisley has proved that humour can sometimes be the best weapon against hate.

On Sunday, the 41-year-old country music star spotted a group of Westboro Baptist Church protesters picketing on the side of the road in Bonner Springs, Kansas, the Tennessean reports. Carrying signs bearing the words “God hates drunks” and “Sin breeds violence,” the protesters had apparently come out to demonstrate at a concert that Paisley was scheduled to perform that night in a nearby amphitheatre.

Instead of taking offence or shying away from the group, however, Paisley decided to seize the opportunity to take a selfie posing with the protesters and their signs:

Westboro Baptist Selfie!! Or west-Burro(ass) selfie. Hopefully they can hear the show out here. We'll play loud. pic.twitter.com/OrMhJjD8NE

— Brad Paisley (@BradPaisley) June 2, 2014

Sub-type: comment CAPTION: Westboro Baptist Selfie!! Or west-Burro(ass) selfie. Hopefully they can hear the show out here. We'll play loud. pic.twitter.com/OrMhJjD8NE— Brad Paisley (@BradPaisley) June 2, 2014

This isn’t the first time that a country music artist has come face to face with the Kansas-based group. Last year, Vince Gill confronted a group of Westboro protesters who had come out to picket a concert he was playing in Kansas City.

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“[Jesus said] a lot of stuff about forgiveness, about grace. You guys don’t have any of that,” Gill was captured on video telling a Westboro supporter.

Described as a “homophobic and anti-Semitic hate group” by the Anti-Defamation League, the WBC regularly stages protests around the country, including at the funerals of soldiers, celebrities and shooting victims. Westboro has also picketed outside the concerts of many musicians over the years, including Lorde and Lady Gaga.

This story is republished with permission from Huffington Post.

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