Religious liberty is under assault in Indiana and that's never been clearer than with the O'Connor family.
When asked by local press the hypothetical question of whether or not they'd prefer to have their family owned business, Memories Pizza, cater a gay wedding, the owner said no citing their own religious beliefs as the reason.
Rather than allowing this family to simply have their opinion, which they were asked to give, outraged people grabbed the torches and began a campaign to destroy this small business in small town Indiana.
All for having an opinion that is rooted in faith.
No one was turned away. No one was discriminated against. It was a hypothetical question asked by a news reporter who had questionable motives to begin with.
After being interviewed by Dana Loesch on her television show on Blaze TV, we learned that the family may never even reopen the doors to their restaurant as the death threats and vicious online reviews continue to pour in from the arbiters of "tolerance."
My name is Lawrence Jones, and I'm one of the television opinion contributors on Dana's show.
Before the televised interview, producers Rachel, Allison and George discussed the situation with Dana, myself and head writer Ben Howe. We all agreed: this family needs help to get through this assault.
So we set up a GoFundMe page with the modest goal of $25,000. The intent was to help the family stave off the burdensome cost of having the media parked out front, activists tearing them down, and no customers coming in.
Our goal was simply to help take one thing off this family's plate as the strangers sought to destroy them.
But other strangers came to the rescue and the total just keeps going up.
Thank you for helping us do some good for this family who were scared and in hiding just 24 hours before this writing.
All money, save whatever percentage GoFundMe takes, will be transferred directly to whichever bank account the O'Connors wish to use.
Show producers are in direct contact with the family to ensure that they never feel like they are being left out of what is going on.
Thank you to everyone for your generosity.
When asked by local press the hypothetical question of whether or not they'd prefer to have their family owned business, Memories Pizza, cater a gay wedding, the owner said no citing their own religious beliefs as the reason.
Rather than allowing this family to simply have their opinion, which they were asked to give, outraged people grabbed the torches and began a campaign to destroy this small business in small town Indiana.
All for having an opinion that is rooted in faith.
No one was turned away. No one was discriminated against. It was a hypothetical question asked by a news reporter who had questionable motives to begin with.
After being interviewed by Dana Loesch on her television show on Blaze TV, we learned that the family may never even reopen the doors to their restaurant as the death threats and vicious online reviews continue to pour in from the arbiters of "tolerance."
My name is Lawrence Jones, and I'm one of the television opinion contributors on Dana's show.
Before the televised interview, producers Rachel, Allison and George discussed the situation with Dana, myself and head writer Ben Howe. We all agreed: this family needs help to get through this assault.
So we set up a GoFundMe page with the modest goal of $25,000. The intent was to help the family stave off the burdensome cost of having the media parked out front, activists tearing them down, and no customers coming in.
Our goal was simply to help take one thing off this family's plate as the strangers sought to destroy them.
But other strangers came to the rescue and the total just keeps going up.
Thank you for helping us do some good for this family who were scared and in hiding just 24 hours before this writing.
All money, save whatever percentage GoFundMe takes, will be transferred directly to whichever bank account the O'Connors wish to use.
Show producers are in direct contact with the family to ensure that they never feel like they are being left out of what is going on.
Thank you to everyone for your generosity.
I live about 45 min from that place.
Here is more on the story - http://gawker.com/indiana-pizzeria-takes-brave-stand-of-denying-gays-pizz-1694992744
Here is more on the story - http://gawker.com/indiana-pizzeria-takes-brave-stand-of-denying-gays-pizz-1694992744
Indiana Pizza place....BLACK owned....let's play for the gay bird liberal tolerant XXXXX involved.
KKK lady walks in to a BLACK pizza place....would like for you to cater our marriage....NO!
These same gay birds would be crying to high heaven.
Truth be none....even most of gays could care less.
Whatever happened to MSNBC? And bosses wonder why they are like the next Air America.
KKK lady walks in to a BLACK pizza place....would like for you to cater our marriage....NO!
These same gay birds would be crying to high heaven.
Truth be none....even most of gays could care less.
Whatever happened to MSNBC? And bosses wonder why they are like the next Air America.
Sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and color of skin are different than one's choice to be a member of a group or hate group in your example. One's discrimination one's not. Personally I think a business should be able to serve or not serve who they want even if it is discrimination. The difference between me and most of the anti-gay posters in here, is that I'm pro private property, while y'all are discriminant bigots.
The Art if Money Getting??? I'm sold.
Don't Mistake Your Vocation - Select the Right Location - Avoid Debt - Persevere - Whatever You Do, Do It with All Your Might - Use the Best Tools - Don't Get Above Your Business - Learn Something Useful - Let Hope Predominate, But Be Not Too Visionary - Do Not Scatter Your Powers - Be Systematic - Read the Newspapers - Beware Of "Outside Operations" - Don't Indorse Without Security - Advertise Your Business - "Don't Read the Other Side" - Be Polite and Kind to Your Customers - Be Charitable - Don't Blab - Preserve Your Integrity
And gays? Pssst
Don't Mistake Your Vocation - Select the Right Location - Avoid Debt - Persevere - Whatever You Do, Do It with All Your Might - Use the Best Tools - Don't Get Above Your Business - Learn Something Useful - Let Hope Predominate, But Be Not Too Visionary - Do Not Scatter Your Powers - Be Systematic - Read the Newspapers - Beware Of "Outside Operations" - Don't Indorse Without Security - Advertise Your Business - "Don't Read the Other Side" - Be Polite and Kind to Your Customers - Be Charitable - Don't Blab - Preserve Your Integrity
And gays? Pssst
