Editing Westboro Baptist Church (section)

===Other protest activities===
On January 26, 2008, WBC traveled to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonville,_North_Carolina Jacksonville, North Carolina], home of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Lejeune Camp Lejeune], to protest the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps United States Marine Corps] in the wake of the murder of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Lauterbach Maria Lauterbach]. Five women protested, stomping on the American flag and shouting slogans such as "1,2,3,4, God Hates the Marine Corps". A group of over 40 counter-protesters arrived and one spat in Shirley Phelps-Roper's face. Another counter-protest was held across town, which attracted over 150 counterprotesters.

On May 14, 2008, two days after the deadly [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Sichuan_earthquake 2008 Sichuan earthquake], WBC issued a press release thanking God for the heavy loss of life in China, and praying "for many more earthquakes to kill many more thousands of impudent and ungrateful Chinese".

On May 29, 2011, the WBC intended to protest in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joplin,_Missouri Joplin, Missouri], at the memorial service for the victims of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Joplin_Tornado May 22, 2011, tornado] that leveled large portions of that town. Those intending to protest the memorial service or President Obama's speech given there, or both, were refused entry into the venue by hundreds of local and regional residents, including a large group of bikers from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Guard_Riders Patriot Guard Riders].

On May 30, 2011, the WBC was present at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlington_National_Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day Memorial Day] services as part of their "Thank God for Dead Soldiers" campaign. A counter protest included members of the [[Ku Klux Klan]].

Eleven-year-old brain tumor victim Harry Moseley raised £500,000 for charity but Marge Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church criticized his family for not teaching him to "obey God". This comment within a few hours of the boy's death caused great distress to the bereaved.

The WBC announced its intent to protest December 19, 2012, at funerals of victims of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shooting Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting]. The online hactivist group [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_%28group%29 Anonymous] and several other groups responded by organizing a human wall to shield the victims' families. The WBC then left the area without engaging in any protests.<ref name = Anonymous></ref>