Posted on 04/01/2015 7:12:10 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
WALKERTON, Ind. - A small-town pizza shop is saying they agree with Governor Pence and the signing of the controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
The O'Connor family, who owns Memories Pizza, says they have a right to believe in their religion and protect those ideals.
If a gay couple came in and wanted us to provide pizzas for their wedding, we would have to say no, says Crystal O'Connor of Memories Pizza.
She and her family are standing firm in their beliefs.
The O'Connor's have owned Memories Pizza in Walkerton for 9 years.
It's a small-town business, with small-town ideals.
We are a Christian establishment, says O'Connor.
The O'Connor family prides themselves in owning a business that reflects their religious beliefs.
We're not discriminating against anyone, that's just our belief and anyone has the right to believe in anything, says O'Connor.
So, when Governor Pence signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act into law, the family was not disappointed.
We definitely agree with the bill, says O'Connor.
When ABC 57 asked O'Connor about the negative backlash the bill has been getting for being a discriminatory piece of legislation, she says that's simply not true.
I do not think it's targeting gays. I don't think it's discrimination, says O'Connor. It's supposed to help people that have a religious belief.
O'Connor says because she's a Christian, she and her family don't support a gay marriage and that is their right.
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The camel gets loaded up a little at a time ... and then ... there’s “the straw that broke the camel’s back”!
That’s the way it works with people ... they “tolerate for a while”, until they can take it no more (usually “the straw”) and then things “snap back” to the beginning where all the violations occurred!
So, according to you, Christians were having their consciences violated daily, for decades on end, and just endured it silently without even making a single public complaint?
Sorry, that’s not really a tenable argument. Christians are not so timid that they do not voice objections when people try to force us to act against our beliefs.
Oh no ... they weren’t silent. I’ve read plenty of complaints before about it. AND ... I’ve read plenty about it here on Free Republic for years!
But this provides an excellent opportunity to get a law in place to protect their rights, with a “hot-button issue”. Many times you’ve got to have something that really roils people up to get a law going. This does it!
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