Posted on 04/01/2015 2:36:25 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
A pizza parlour that said it will use Indiana's heavily-criticized new religious freedom law to deny services to same-sex couples provoked a massive backlash across the Internet on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Indiana's Republican governor Mike Pence responded Tuesday to national outrage over the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, by saying he'll "fix" the bill to ensure businesses cannot use the law to deny services to the LGBTQ community.
But, not before Memories Pizza in Walkerton, Indiana, chimed in.
"If a gay couple came in and wanted us to provide pizzas for their wedding, we would have to say no," owner Crystal O'Connor told ABC 57 News on Tuesday.
"We are a Christian establishment," she said of the family business. "We're not discriminating against anyone, that's just our belief and anyone has the right to believe in anything."
The O'Connors didn't stop there.
"That lifestyle is something they choose. I choose to be heterosexual. They choose to be homosexual," said Kevin O'Connor, Crystal's father.
The reaction on the web was quick and almost universally negative.
Before their story made the news Tuesday night, the O'Connors' restaurant had two reviews on Yelp. By Wednesday afternoon, it had 1,400 and counting – almost 35 pages worth.
"Pizza is universal and you have disgraced its glorious name with your bigotry," one of them read.
"I'm ANGRY and will never order pizza from these people again because they're simply not discriminatory enough! I mean, just 'gays'? What about anyone who works on Sundays?" joked another.
The hits just kept coming.
But, others supported the owners for standing up for their rights and their religious views. About three pages of the more than 30 pages of reviews supported the stance.
Not to mention the obvious question, do a lot of people serve pizza at their wedding?
The response on Google reviews was much the same.
Someone also registered memoriespizza.com, which the owner's of the establishment had not done yet, and filled it with some graphic, and phallic, visual criticism.
The restaurant's Facebook page has been hit with a similar barrage of graphic imagery and angry comments.
The Internet backlash comes after many companies and entertainers vowed to boycott Indiana as a result of the new legislation. Now it seems businesses that attempt to make use of the law in Indiana may face boycotts of their own
ack...just spent two hours on the FB page. Thanks TJ :)
Nor would anyone want to complain about it. But it would show the left’s hypocrisy. Or more specifically, the fact that they’re targeting Christians.
Is there anyway to call up and order a pizza or two and have them donate it to a local Christian group? I am sick of these left wing tyrants..
I bet the pepperoni sux at the Arab place...Turkeyroni
In post-Apartheid South Africa they shoot the white farmers.
I agree. I highly doubt many gays get that far off the beaten path to find themselves in that little berg. And if they did, as you said, they would probably keep a low profile.
Again, the Media was searching hard to find something or someone shocking. This is the best they could find....
You are absolutely right, and this is why the libs always win. Even here on a conservative forum, many posters are taking the politically correct path so as not to offend-- basically giving libs 90% of the victory by saying you shouldn't be able to refuse service to gays, except in religious circumstances. Until 1964, you could serve or not serve whoever you pleased, for any reason you pleased. It is called property rights, it's your business, do what you want. Ever since we have been adding new categories to who you have to allow to use your business or services, and even who you have to hire. Instead of being so agreeable, we should fight them tooth and nail on every point.
Yeah, and for some reason that's followed by wide-scale famine.
You wouldn't?
Registering business domain name is probably something that all business owners need to consider.
homo-nazi photo bump...
er.. that page is created by Lawrence Billy Jones III, is it truly made by the pizza place or people just taking advantage of the internet fight to make some quick cash?
I was under the impression it was made by people associated with the pizza place. I got the link from another thread. What is your opinion?
The pizzeria owner wanted to be in the news. Now Im supposed to feel sorry for them?
before I’d give any money i always try to make sure the money goes to where it is suppose to go to. anyone can just make up a foundation and put it on gofundme site. I’ll wait and see.
“The pizzeria owner wanted to be in the news. Now Im supposed to feel sorry for them?”
Exactly. It is a pizza joint in the middle of Cornfield Indiana. I lived in Indiana for twelve years and never heard of this town. I had to look it up. A population of 2,000 and I am supposed to believe he has to turn away gay marriages left and right. How many marriages order pizza, anyway??? This is a local yocal redneck that is hoping... Exactly what is happening, will happen. People will send him free money. For a “cause”.... Lucky him! You guys fell for it.
So freaken funny.
Indiana Pizza.... That speaks volumes.
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