After years of vile tirades outside the funerals of fallen soldiers and other uncalled for pickets, Americans are getting their own back on some of the nation’s most disliked people.

When two women and a man from Westboro Baptist church took their stance outside Hilliard Darby High School in the western suburbs of Columbus, Ohio on Tuesday, they found themselves surrounded by 100 counter-demonstrators.

Taking their cue from the fundamentalist church’s protests, the counter-demonstrators brandished brightly colored placards with large slogans printed across the front.

But instead of the offensive “Thank God for dead soldiers” and “God hates you” messages on signs carried by the Westboro church members, these placards carried positive messages.

One stated simply “God is love!” while another said “God hates bigots.” Also seen were “No H8” and “Unity is Key”

They also shouted “Get out,” making it clear that the Westboro protest was not welcome in their town.

Hilliard police had 25 officers monitoring the scene. Several were stationed close to Westboro protesters, who were directly flanked by at least 70 of the counterprotesters. No one was arrested during the protest, and there were no physical altercations, police said.

It is not clear why Westboro targeted the high school, although one of the three members told The Columbus Dispatch that Darby, which they called “pervert-run” in a press release, was essentially picked at random from area schools.

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