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School community bands together to support gay athlete ahead of hate group’s planned protest
Students at John Burroughs School are banding together to show their support for a gay student-athlete ahead of a planned protest by the Westboro Baptist Church. Senior Jake Bain is known as a star athlete at his school and is headed to Indiana State University to play football. "He is a great athlete, but he's a better kid," said Andy Abbott, Head of School at John Burroughs. "He's a great student and he's a great friend to his peers."
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As if kids/yong adults don't have enough to worry about. This is deplorable. "We're gonna picket the gay outta you!" This is just so counterproductive to society. There are people born gay "whatever the politically correct term is as to not hurt everyones overly sensitive issues these days", and people that choose to be gay. How can anyone truly believe someone who is born the way they are is wrong? The lack of compassion for others is truly appalling. WBC you should be ashamed of yourselves.