Indiana's Religious Freedom Legislation

[Anne]

According to the paper they reopened yesterday.

[Henry Hawk]

According to the paper they reopened yesterday.

"...not ready to reopen..."

LMAO!

What did I tell ya'.  It looks like they're going to take the money and run.  Apparently, phoney martyrs can be bought and paid for!  Praise gawd!   

WALKERTON, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana pizzeria that closed after its owner said his religious beliefs wouldn't allow him to cater a gay wedding opened Thursday to a full house of friends, regulars and people wanting to show their support.

"It's a relief to get going again and try to get back to normal," said Kevin O'Connor, owner of Memories Pizza.

O'Connor closed the shop for eight days after comments by him and his daughter, Crystal, to a local television station supporting a new religious objections law. The law, which has since been revised, sparked a boycott of Indiana.

O'Connor said the criticism hasn't changed his beliefs. He said gays are welcome in his restaurant in the small, one-traffic-light town of Walkerton, 20 miles southwest of South Bend, but that he would decline to cater a same-sex wedding because it would conflict with his Christian beliefs.

"I'd do the same thing again. It's my belief. It's our belief. It's what we grew up on," he said. "I'm just sorry it comes to this because neither one of us dislike any of those people. I don't hold any grudges."

A crowdfunding campaign started by supporters raised more than $842,000 with donations from 29,160 contributors in 48 hours. O'Connor said he hasn't received the money yet, but said he plans to give some to charity and use some money to make improvements to the restaurant.

The 61-year-old father of eight who has owned the restaurant for nine years said he never thought about taking the money and retiring.

"I enjoy it. I don't want to leave here," he said. "I want this to be something that my daughter can enjoy."

Crystal O'Connor said the amount of money was overwhelming.

"We were like, 'Stop! Stop! Stop!'" she said.

"It was really making us uncomfortable," her father said.

The restaurant reopened about 4 p.m. Thursday. He says that within an hour, all eight tables were filled and six people were waiting for carryout orders. There were no protests as of 7 p.m.

Jeanne and Ken Gumm from outside LaPorte, about 20 miles northwest of Walkerton, said they had been waiting for the pizzeria to reopen so they could show their support.

"We couldn't wait to get down here," said Ken Gumm, 66, a tank truck driver. "To us this whole thing isn't about gay marriage. It's mostly about freedom of religion."

[Y]

LMAO! 

You know Hank, even when you troll and prove yourself a hypocrite, you can't even get it right and do the proper reading/comprehension.

"...not ready to reopen..."

LMAO!

What did I tell ya'.  It looks like they're going to take the money and run.  Apparently, phoney martyrs can be bought and paid for!  Praise gawd!   

If you weren't such an uneducated dunce when it comes to the English language, you wouldn't make yourself look like an idiot quite so often.   

[Locutus]

[Bo D]

I like this!

North Dakota coffee shop bans lawmakers opposing gay rights bill

Joe Curry, one of the worker-owners of the Red Raven Espresso Parlor, posted a newspaper page in the shop this month that showed the 55 Republican state House members who rejected a bill that would have prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation in housing, government, public services and the workplace. It was accompanied by a sign saying the legislators were banned, "Unless accompanied by a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transsexual, queer, intersex or asexual person."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/north-dakota-coffee-shop-bans-lawmakers-opposing-gay-rights-bill/2015/04/12/5af4cb1e-e15e-11e4-b510-962fcfabc310_story.html

[Henry Hawk]

Typical Liberal Hypocrisy...

[Bo D]

Typical Liberal Hypocrisy...

Bull CRAP!

You didn't bother to read the article, I see. (Or maybe you did and you're just so damned obstinate that you don't understand.)

Here's a quote from the article ... with some words bolded to help you ...

"The ban was, I thought, very tongue in cheek, requiring them to be escorted by someone from the LBGT community," Curry said Wednesday. "I hope that they thought about it, at least, and I hope some of them giggled. But in the end, they are all welcome here."

[Exterminator]

You didn't bother to read the article, I see.

He can't read.

[Henry Hawk]

I read it, I just think it is typical liberal hypocrisy to think that way, and find it humorous. If it was the other way around, many libs, would complain about such a thought.

Personally, I don't care.  I like an owner having, in the least a since of humor, to express him/herself.  IT IS A FREE COUNTRY, to express yourself, at least that is what the Pizza lady thought in Indiana.....

[Exterminator]

Yes, because humor and intolerance are the same thing; right?   

[Henry Hawk]

Yes, because humor and intolerance are the same thing; right?   

The only intolerance that seems to be going on, is liberals being intolerant with religious freedoms.....

[Bo D]

The only intolerance that seems to be going on, is liberals being intolerant with religious freedoms.....

When are you people going to understand that we have no problem with your right to practice whatever religion you choose as long as you don't discriminate against those who disagree with your choice in the public arena?

[Bo D]

And although this was posted as a cartoon, what if that really happened? It seems to fit your idea of refusing service to sinners who don't practice your brand of beliefs.

[Locutus]

And although this was posted as a cartoon, what if that really happened? It seems to fit your idea of refusing service to sinners who don't practice your brand of beliefs.

And read the list of other 'sins' on the sign there.  The possibilities are endless.

[Henry Hawk]

And although this was posted as a cartoon, what if that really happened? It seems to fit your idea of refusing service to sinners who don't practice your brand of beliefs.

AGAIN, like most of the left, you are just flat out getting it WRONG.  NOBODY is saying, they cannot refuse to serve someone.  They are just wanting to reserve the RIGHT to NOT participate in something that violates their religious beliefs. 

THAT is ALL the RFRA is all about.  YOU STILL cannot discriminate. You just want the right to NOT do something that forces you to compromise your beliefs. 

How would it be if a Jewish catering business was asked to serve at a Nazi Convention?  Is that discrimination? Should they be forced to serve or face a lawsuit?

Flip it around, if a Muslim caterer was asked by a Jewish organization to serve them.....If they didn't, the Jewish organization could sue them out of business and move on the the next....and run out all of the muslim caterers......their should be some protection to deny crossing the line with your religious beliefs.