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Sunday afternoon in Moore, the crowds lined one side of Broadway Avenue while cars filled lanes in both directions.Watch Morgan Chesky's reportBetween the horns and the cheers, the deafening din stretched for blocks, all directed at a small group of 10 on the other side of the street."Hate breeds hate and love breeds love," said a Moore resident among the more than 2,000 in attendance.There was plenty of both Sunday when Westboro Baptist Church rolled into town. The controversial group filed for a permit a week earlier, asking the city for permission to picket near the campus of Central Junior High, the school where Plaza Towers Elementary students are attending until a new school can be built following the devastating May 20 tornado.At 2 p.m., all eyes went to the vans which arrived on the other side of the street. Men, women and children of all ages stepped outside and soon were holding signs opposite a visibly emotional Moore crowd."These people, Westboro, they think they're better," said Moore High student Dillon Johnson. "But they fall short of the glory just like we all do."But there was no sermon Sunday, where the predominant message was simple: Go home."My best suggestion to those people across the street, find a country, and get a plane ticket," said one man dressed as Captain America, who followed sarcastically, "I suggest Malaysian Airlines."The Westboro signs didn't stay long as a fiery crowd, burst. Close to half a dozen counter protestors started making their way across the street to confront the group. Less than 10 minutes after arriving, the Kansas church was gone, throwing whatever they could inside vans as police fought to keep everyone in check."If you come out here you're going to get all of us telling you to go home," said Moore native Brenda Fox."Moore strong that's all we are," smiled Johnson. "We are a family, we gotta stick together and this proves it."Moore police report no one was arrested or taken into custody, saying despite the high tensions the crowd remained relatively respectful.Crime footer