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Westboro Baptist protesters, counterprotesters demonstrate at Gainesville churches

Grace Episcopal Church member Cody Otero gestures at Westboro Baptist Church members Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, as the Kansas church protests in Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers

02042019 WESTBORO 9.jpg — Grace Episcopal Church member Cody Otero gestures at Westboro Baptist Church members Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, as the Kansas church protests in Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers

Drivers honked and shouted, but that was about the extent of the reaction to protests in Gainesville Sunday morning from a religious group known for its anti-gay rhetoric and demonstrations against slain U.S. soldiers at funerals.