Posted on 09/11/2015 10:41:29 AM PDT by TexasCajun
The Daily Caller News Foundation has obtained Office Depots explanation for why it refused to serve a woman who wanted to print 500 anti-Planned Parenthood flyers.
Maria Goldstein, 42, of Illinois requested the flyers Aug. 20, but an employee refused, citing corporate policy. Goldstein said she is being discriminated against because of her religious beliefs and obtained legal counsel.
Office Depot has stood by its refusal and says in the letter that it refused because the flyer is graphic and hate speech that persecutes those who support abortion rights. Office Depot says it has nothing to do with the womans religious beliefs, but she disagrees.
When I tell people theyre shocked because this is America, Goldstein told TheDCNF Thursday. Office Depot is trying to silence my freedom of speech and my freedom of religion.
Goldstein has teamed up with the religious liberty group the Thomas More Society. They told TheDCNF they will likely file a legal complaint if Office Depot does not comply.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
Be nice. ...sounds like a nice little ole lady answering the phone. (Not her fault)
It is not legal for a business to discriminate against someone based solely on their religious beliefs. It is time we started taking the fight to them.
That Daily Caller site is on every sane person's DO NOT VISIT list.
If you enjoy redirections, and endless crap, by all means, knock yourself out!
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I stated calmly that I believe in their right to turn down whatever business they wish, and I had the right to never give them my business again.
I stated that apparently it was fine with them that PP did grisly things, but not to talk about it.
I stated that I was going to post this on the internet everywhere I could and it’s my fervent desire that they lose a LOT of business.
This is the evil of the campaign against “hate”.
Label opposing viewpoints as “hate”, thus slandering all who oppose you as irrational, overly emotional and without logical basis for their views.
Then ban their speech and expression under bans on “hate speech”.
Now you get fascism in the name of banning hate. It is warm and fuzzy fascism.
Colorado’s public accommodations law (as sited in the article you forwarded) are a clear violation of the first amendment’s assembly clause.
Since I refuse to go to the Daily Caller site, I still don't know, from the lousy reporting, what format the requested flyers were.
8-1/2x11? other?
I'll never know.
What I do know that she easily could have found a dozen people who would make 20 copies for her, assuming the format was doable at home.
Not nearly as bad as Beck's site, whose bookmark I delete today over his Palin rant.
Good one! Would love to see it happen.
Excellent. Thanks much for posting!
She should get a few more of her colleagues to go into office depot and demand printing of other anti-abortion and demand printing. Make sure one is wearing a hijab.
More refusals, more lawsuits, more negative publicity.
The reason is they are deathly afraid of the wrath of militant fangtooth feminazis.
“Home” Depot? Office Depot. lol
She could have gone to the self-serve machine and done it herself.
Anti-Christian bigots.
Bet they offer discounts on homo wedding invitations.
“FORCE THEM TO BAKE THAT CAKE- er.. I mean PRINT THEM FLYERS
I think this calls for a $27,000 fine AT LEAST”
Yup. Turn this into a national issue. And when the ACLU doesn’t back it, sue them out of existence. Make it so tough on the left that they back off the baker.
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