Westboro Baptist Church Plans Protest at Juilliard Thursday Morning

Members of the infamous religious organization the Westboro Baptist Church, have revealed plans for a protest outside of The Juilliard School in New York City on Thursday morning.

Largely known for their demonstrations at military funerals and routine hate speech, the group has selected Juilliard as the stage for their latest demonstration citing anger at what they term, "the vanity called 'The Arts'."

An announcement on the group's website takes aim at the leading arts institution by quoting several bible verses and states, "If you had taught those children to invest 5% of the energy they use for the vanity called 'The Arts', America would not be leading the world in racing to destruction. Clarifying, God will not ever have idolatry, fornication, adultery, divorce and remarriage (which Christ said is adultery, at Luke 16:18, and other places) sodomy, same-sex marriage, murder, lying, stealing and all the rest of your proud sin, including your awful pride."

Students of the school have indicated that they intend to counter the protest with a performance piece titled, "God Loves Jazz."

Founded in 1905 as the Institute of Musical Art, the mission of The Juilliard School is to provide the highest caliber of artistic education for gifted musicians, dancers, and actors from around the world, so that they may achieve their fullest potential as artists, leaders, and global citizens.