Posted on 04/02/2015 12:49:15 PM PDT by Clint N. Suhks
Jess Dooley, a Concord High School golf, softball and basketball coach, was suspended hours after responding to Religious Freedom Restoration Act news story with Tweet about arson.
A Concord High School coach has been suspended after she tweeted about arson in relation to a Walkerton pizzeria whose owners told the media they agree with the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Jess Dooley, who is the head coach of the girls golf program and also an assistant coach with the softball and girls basketball programs, took to Twitter Wednesday, April 1, to voice her opinion about the RFRA.
She was adding to the conversation about Memories Pizza, a Walkerton restaurant whose owners announced in a television news segment that they would not cater gay weddings.
Her tweet read: “Who’s going to Walkerton, IN to burn down #memoriespizza w me?”
The situation started early Wednesday after Crystal O’Connor told ABC 57 that her family’s pizza business would not cater to gay weddings because of their Christian beliefs, according to 95.3 MNC’s website. O’Connor added that her family would not deny service to any customers visiting the restaurant to dine.
Since the story aired — which BuzzFeed and Politico also picked up on — thousands of people from across the country have targeted the business’s Facebook and Yelp pages. The pizzeria’s rating on both sites has plummeted to a single star. The business’s website was also hacked to display gay pornography and graphic language.
Dooley’s Twitter account was deleted quickly, taking the tweet in question with it, but that did not stop hundreds of Twitter users from responding. Many announced they would be contacting the school and asking for her to be disciplined, and others criticized her violent response.
One user pointed the tweet out to the Walkerton Police Department.
@DJM1968 @dooley_11 thanks for the heads up!
— Walkerton Police (@walkertonPD) April 1, 2015
The police department conducted an investigation and forwarded the case to the St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office for possible charges, according to a statement released to the media.
“The Walkerton Police Department is committed to extending professional police services to all in need, regardless of said person’s sexual, religious, or political views,” according to the release. “We encourage all to follow Indiana Laws and Statutes. We ask that all frustrations and rebuttals with Memories Pizza’s recent media statements remain within the law.”
Concord Community Schools superintendent Wayne Stubbs confirmed that the district is aware of the situation and Dooley has been suspended from her coaching duties pending further investigation.
Dooley also works with Concord as a paraprofessional through the Elkhart County Special Education Cooperative. Because the district contracts with the cooperative for support, Stubbs said he could not comment on that part of her employment status. As of 5:30 p.m, a call to ECSEC from The Elkhart Truth was not returned.
Who’s over reacting here? You’re probably a troll. Or at least a rino.
I was JOKING! lol I called it a “modest proposal”. Well, I got a laugh, anyway..... Blessings, Bob
>>> This coach could be indicted on a felony charge of inciting a criminal act. <<<
What about the infobabe from South Bend that went shopping for such a business? She should be indicted as a co-conspirator.
Gotta start holding the LSM accountable for insighting hatred.
2015 is the first half. 2016 is the second half. And if you think the $#!t stinks now.....?
Better to concentrate on burning calories.
Looks like she’s got the balls to do it....only question is: Strap on or Velcro mount?
Diesel
99.9999%
By holding my tongue are you implying that I don’t have the right of freedom of speech to say whatever the heck I want? That’s very leftist of you!! Or are you afraid of the truth?! And who the heck made you an authority to judge?
I look directly to principles of God as expressed in scripture. Of course you have a civil right and even Jim Rob’s permission, and so what.
Try not to get so GASSSSSSP! horrified.
What gives YOU the authority to judge, I might turn right back on you.
There have been a lot of generations that have screamed that the earth is falling apart for good now, this is the end... surely when Christians were being eaten by lions this went on... well guess what, the cat food Christians would never have thought about centuries of cathedrals to follow.
Is this about “truth” or about a hysterical panic of a soft spiritual generation that hasn’t even seen God begin to fight?? Look to where your own faith is first, before judging where others’ faith is and calling your take truth and others’ takes lies.
Jess Dooley - perhaps a lesbian?
Her ‘position’ seems so extreme - there must be a real compelling reason behind it.
Aaacckkkk!!!
I’m so sick of liberal intolerance and self-righteousness, I’m tempted to drive north just to buy some pizza from these people.
Freepers! Your child's government single-payer and socialist-entitlement school is NOT different! ( SS schools).
Please remember that nearly every teacher in this nation was trained by godless Marxists in Marxist-run colleges and universities.
Solution for your child:
Get your child out!
Solution for our nation:
Shut down the government's SS schools. Vouchers, tax credits, and charters may help build the private infrastructure but the goal should always be complete separation of school and state.
Thousands? NO! They haven't!
As Rush pointed out it is approximately 10 people who are “astro-turfing” the social media.
Oh. Sorry.
Happy Good Friday.
Same to you, Sir! Happy Easter! Bob
I hear a bus load of people are going to the restaurant to eat pizza, and $185,000 was raised for the family.
So glad they are getting support.
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