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South Carolina Students Protest Against Westboro

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A protest and counterprotest at the College of Charleston in South Carolina involving gays and Jewish people ended peacefully on Tuesday.

Students poured out to counterprotest followers of the Topeka, Kan.-based Westboro Baptist Church, which is virulently antigay and anti-Semitic.

"I know that they're enjoying this right now, but we're enjoying it a lot more," said Joe Quinn, a student who helped organize the counterprotest, according to WCBD News in Charleston. "That's what makes me happy."

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