Josh Powell's sons' funeral protest cancelled by Westboro Church in exchange for air time

Elizabeth Flock

Washington Blog Post

Published: Friday, Feb. 10 2012 1:48 p.m. MST

A memorial at the home of Josh Powell in Graham, Wash., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.

Ravell Call, Deseret News

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The Topeka-Kansas hate group had planned to picket Saturdays funeral of Charlie and Braden Powell, murdered Sunday by their father Josh Powell. But hours after a Seattle-based Catholic talk radio show offered the church a segment in exchange for not picketing the funeral, a leader of the WBC said they would stand down.

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