Pro Religious Freedom Act Indiana pizzeria that closed after threats gets $130K in support

[Voluntarist]

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[pcosmar]

How many gay weddings were going to go to a pizza shop for catering?

How many weddings (Gay, Hetro, or Dog) have pizza catered?

I have to wonder if these good folks check the sexual background of everyone they sell to..
Do they Cater Weddings for the previously divorced?

Just what other glutinous and hedonistic events are they willing to cater?

I hate hypocrisy more that just about anything else.

 

[jmdrake]

You know....$150K in a few hours ain't bad. What PC group can I tick off?

 

[AuH20]

You know....$150K in a few hours ain't bad. What PC group can I tick off?

Gay Hispanic Fat People with Down's Syndrome. Go for the gold!

 

[PRB]

You know....$150K in a few hours ain't bad. What PC group can I tick off?

Do you think you'd get that if your business turned down blacks?

 

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

Do you think you'd get that if your business turned down blacks?

JM Drake is black. Maybe your liberal intellect can school him on what should be his proper approach.

 

[jmdrake]

Do you think you'd get that if your business turned down blacks?

Considering that I am black that would be kind of hard to pull off. I guess I could turn down whites.

 

[PRB]

Considering that I am black that would be kind of hard to pull off. I guess I could turn down whites.

Turning down whites is politically correct, so it won't work.

 

[mrsat_98]

You know....$150K in a few hours ain't bad. What PC group can I tick off?

I find this suspicious. News media comes by and ambushes your business and the owner has wearwithall to get a go fund me page how soon or before the story hits the fan ?

 

[Danke]

Do you think you'd get that if your business turned down blacks?

The color of your skin is not a behavior.

 

[Voluntarist]

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[Thor]

The owner was baited. And I don't think it was a gay group who baited her either. This is just another effort to divide people. And idiots like the coach always fall for it hook-line-and sinker.

Divide and Conquer.

Are you more angry about Jade Helm or Memories Pizza? ROFL

Where did that shiny bobble go?

 

[AuH20]

I never liked Shapiro but he does have a point.

http://www.breitbart.com/big-govern...s-run-from-religious-freedom-restoration-act/

 

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

Turning down whites is politically correct, so it won't work.

Don't make me break my foot off in yo ass!

 

[euphemia]

Please allow me to point out that ridicule on social media and threatening phone calls (which are a violation of the law) are not persecution, especially in light of the fact that the shop owners made their beliefs public. They didn't actually refuse service to anyone. They voluntarily agreed to an interview with local media and said they would not cater a gay wedding. They were willing to accept publicity for their shop, but not criticism for a lack of wisdom in what they said and how they said it. And now they have a huge windfall.

There was persecution in Kenya today. Garissa University, a Christian college, was the site of a mass murder. Those who confessed to be Christians were shot.

 

[enhanced_deficit]

Please allow me to point out that ridicule on social media and threatening phone calls (which are a violation of the law) are not persecution, especially in light of the fact that the shop owners made their beliefs public. They didn't actually refuse service to anyone. They voluntarily agreed to an interview with local media and said they would not cater a gay wedding. They were willing to accept publicity for their shop, but not criticism for a lack of wisdom in what they said and how they said it. And now they have a huge windfall.

I had not seen any news to that affect, I was under the impression they were not willing to accept threats that led to the pizza shop being shut down.

There was persecution in Kenya today. Garissa University, a Christian college, was the site of a mass murder. Those who confessed to be Christians were shot.

Good point. There are more details on that terror attack here also if you would life to discuss it more in depth.

 

[euphemia]

They were interviewed by local media and were probably baited by the interviewer, but it would have been better to have said, "we have served customers in our store for over 10 years and we aren't going to be drawn into some kind of political debate on anything that does not serve our customers well."

 

[Deborah K]

They were interviewed by local media and were probably baited by the interviewer, but it would have been better to have said, "we have served customers in our store for over 10 years and we aren't going to be drawn into some kind of political debate on anything that does not serve our customers well."

She probably wishes she would have done that, but she didn't, and she paid for it with death threats, nasty websites, vicious comments and ultimately having to close her doors. Someone had the wherewithal to start a fundraising site for her.

I agree that much worse things are happening in Kenya and other places in the world to Christians. But religious persecution is also happening to Palestinians and many others on this planet of ours. Does that mean this pizza owner should just be kicked to the curb because her problems don't equate to the problems of others?

The divide and conquer strategy is alive and well in this country, I'm sorry to say.

 

[phill4paul]

She probably wishes she would have done that, but she didn't, and she paid for it with death threats, nasty websites, vicious comments and ultimately having to close her doors. Someone had the wherewithal to start a fundraising site for her.

I agree that much worse things are happening in Kenya and other places in the world to Christians. But religious persecution is also happening to Palestinians and many others on this planet of ours. Does that mean this pizza owner should just be kicked to the curb because her problems don't equate to the problems of others?

The divide and conquer strategy is alive and well in this country, I'm sorry to say.

Color me skeptic anytime something like this happens. They will be open within a month and probably $200k richer in the bargain. The divide and profit strategy is also alive and well.

Edit: Damned did I low ball it. Currently sitting at $732k. I really need to find me a cause celebre.

 

[Deborah K]

Color me skeptic anytime something like this happens. They will be open within a month and probably $200k richer in the bargain. The divide and profit strategy is also alive and well.

Edit: Damned did I low ball it. Currently sitting at $732k. I really need to find me a cause celebre.

It would be interesting to know who set up the fundraising site. Was it a concerned citizen, or family member? Was it her? I'm not willing to assume that anyone knew in advance that the backlash would be a million dollars in her coffers. But make no mistake - those who agree with her right to her beliefs are responding to her being baited and threatened. And more to the point, I think it's important that people like her are supported and not intimidated into boxing up their beliefs, lest we end up like the Christians in other countries. And don't think it can't happen here.