Anti-Hobby Lobby protest a bust in Lawrence

On the Facebook page "We Support Birth Control and We Vote," more than 120 people said they would participate in the anti-Hobby Lobby protest in Lawrence, while another 54 said "maybe" to going. As you can see from the photo above, which was taken just before 11 a.m. today, just about 30 people showed up (those on the far left of the photo are members of the media). They barely mustered enough demonstrators to rival a Phelps family protest.

Vanessa Sanburn, Lawrence school board member and former "educator" for Planned Parenthood in Wichita, was one of the few to show up today. Her sign reads "People Too" with arrows pointing to her and her younger daughter. I'm not aware of anyone who has said they are not people, so I'm not sure what message she is attempting to convey here.

The messages on these signs are a bit more clear. The one on the far left reads, "Your Bible Doesn't Belong in my Vagina." Again, I am not aware of anyone making the argument that a Bible belongs in anyone's vagina. That sounds unsanitary and uncomfortable.

After taking a few pictures, I went inside Hobby Lobby to buy a few drinking cups for a conservative event this evening and a $50 gift certificate for my daughters to use later. If you support Hobby Lobby, please consider stopping by today to spend a little money with them.

UPDATE: Giles Bruce's article in the Journal-World is fairly accurate. However, he could have been more clear when he wrote, "Last Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that the government could not require closely held corporations to pay for insurance coverage for contraceptives because it violated federal protections for freedom of religion." Hobby Lobby actually supports 16 forms of contraceptives, including: male condoms; female condoms; diaphragms with spermicide; sponges with spermicide; cervical caps with spermicide; spermicide alone; birth-control pills with estrogen and progestin; birth-control pills with progestin alone; birth control pills, extended or continuous use; contraceptive patches; contraceptive rings; progestin injections; implantable rods; vasectomies; female sterilization surgeries; female sterilization implants.

The Supreme Court ruled that Hobby Lobby should not be forced to provide coverage for just four types of contraceptives that prevent implantation of the embryo.

And, for the record, my t-shirt does not say "Obama Lies." It is a parody of the Shepard Fairey "Hope" poster and merely says "Liar." I also was not a "motorist" while I was taking photos. I was outside of my vehicle and just a few feet from the protesters.