Pro Gay Clergy Drown Out DC Protesters

A large group of supportive clergy members managed to drown out protesters from Fred Phelps's Westboro Baptist Church Wednesday as the city began issuing the first marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Members of the clergy joined with LGBT activists in a round of "This Little Light of Mine" to drown out the opposition.

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