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GoFundMe bans ‘discriminatory’ fundraising activities
The Washington Times ^
| 2015-04-30
| Valerie Richardson
Posted on 04/30/2015 7:22:14 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
GoFundMes old policy on crowdfunding may not have been enough to justify its decision last weekend to kill campaigns on behalf of a Christian-owned florist and bakery but its new policy is.
The website quietly expanded its list of banned crowdfunding activities this week shortly after The Washington Times questioned GoFundMes reliance on its policy against campaigns in defense of formal charges of heinous crimes to pull fundraisers for Arlenes Flowers and for Sweet Cakes by Melissa.
The new policy, which includes a ban on campaigns in defense of claims of discriminatory acts, would appear to make it more difficult to raise money on behalf of businesses facing crippling civil damages awards after refusing to provide services for gay weddings for religious reasons.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Indiana
KEYWORDS: abortion; deathpanels; gofundme; homosexualagenda; indiana; libertarians; medicalmarijuana; mikepence; obamacare; rfra; zerocare
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"Discriminatory" is code for "conservative."
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Is there a conservative “Go Fund Me” site?
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Pussfaces.. TheGoFundMeoids
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posted on
04/30/2015 7:25:18 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(SEMPER FI!! - Monthly Donors Rock!!)
To: stars & stripes forever
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posted on
04/30/2015 7:26:00 PM PDT
by
P-Marlowe
(Saying that ISIL is not Islamic is like saying Obama is not an Idiot.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Really? So the site is not discriminating? What pure crap.
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posted on
04/30/2015 7:27:12 PM PDT
by
Fungi
(Job 26:7 : He stretcheth out the north over empty space, And hangeth the earth upon nothing.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
So, apparently, GoFundMe is saying, "You can't make me bake that cake! If we don't want to help people like
you we don't have to!"
We'll see how that turns out.
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posted on
04/30/2015 7:27:17 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
("Victim" -- some people eagerly take on the label because of the many advantages that come with it.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
So the message is “Go Fund Me” is only for liberal causes? Got it. I’ll remember that and will never visit that site.
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posted on
04/30/2015 7:28:34 PM PDT
by
LostInBayport
(When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
"Discriminatory" is code for "conservative."Christian.There, fixed it.
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posted on
04/30/2015 7:29:37 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(CRUZing into 2016 with Ted!)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Seems like the gay mafia have been reaming out the gofundme sites owners
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posted on
04/30/2015 7:30:29 PM PDT
by
dennisw
(The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
They need to be hammered about this on social media.
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posted on
04/30/2015 7:31:59 PM PDT
by
RushIsMyTeddyBear
(The White House is now known as "Casa Blanca".)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
How hard is it to set up a conservative version?
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posted on
04/30/2015 7:33:44 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(Franky Five Angels: "Look, let's get 'em all -- let's get 'em all now, while we got the muscle.")
To: dennisw
Does GFM make a percentage?
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posted on
04/30/2015 7:34:13 PM PDT
by
RushIsMyTeddyBear
(The White House is now known as "Casa Blanca".)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Tolerance.
For liberal views only.
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posted on
04/30/2015 7:35:00 PM PDT
by
IncPen
(Not a single patriot in Washington, DC.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
I bet there’s a way of working around the edges to set up in essence the same kind of site to fund conservative causes no? I could be very wrong.
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posted on
04/30/2015 7:35:35 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(Franky Five Angels: "Look, let's get 'em all -- let's get 'em all now, while we got the muscle.")
To: E. Pluribus Unum
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posted on
04/30/2015 7:35:38 PM PDT
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Lawsuit?
To: RushIsMyTeddyBear
If it's a Liberal site, I imagine 90% of the funds go to GoFundMe personnel, and 10% go to the intended recipient.
That's what the Clinton's do.
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posted on
04/30/2015 7:36:27 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
("Victim" -- some people eagerly take on the label because of the many advantages that come with it.)
To: P-Marlowe
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Sounds to me like GoFundMe is discriminating.
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posted on
04/30/2015 7:37:59 PM PDT
by
Oberon
(John 12:5-6)
To: ClearCase_guy
They can do that if they want. But they should expect the marketplace of ideas conjoined with money to punish them. That sounds condign.
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posted on
04/30/2015 7:38:54 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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