The first part is diametrically opposed to the second part.
Amazing how a Pro-Christian view is now “Anti-Gay” and that somehow means you cannot own or operate a business in this “Free” country.
Thank God Jonas Salk was never caught supporting traditional marriage.
Typical “We have the right to our opinions and beliefs. You, on the other hand, do NOT have the right to your opinions and beliefs if they don’t fall in line with ours.” Amazingly they don’t/won’t see the hypocrisy in this at all cause we’re (at least me) all haters, bigots, homophobes, racis’, etc. Head shake.
When fascism comes to America, it will be dressed as anti-fascism.
the closeted homosexuals of the effete media are pushing to make homosexual marriage ENDORSEMENT the default normal.
Advertisers need to be attacked for accepting this.
If Mozilla is a search engine and the company endorses homosexual behavior, what search results are they producing in their firefox product?
“a very open-minded neighborhood”
These people are utterly and blissfully unaware of their blatant hypocrisy.
I can’t believe how simple this is....if the LGBT crowd doesn’t like the owner’s beliefs....then JUST DON’T GO TO THAT STORE...GO TO ANOTHER STORE. Damn...how hard is that ??????
Obviously, residents of this “open-minded” neighborhood need to get together at night, put on hoods, and burn down the offending enterprise.
The left....the most tolerant people to those that agree with them
Upon assault by the gay lobby, business owners should immediately post signs offering a 10% discount on products/services for traditional marriage supporters.
Repeat as needed.
The tree huggers are outraged about any sort of energy that is effective.
The gays are outraged about any belief system that doesn't endorse their way of life.
The feminists are outraged about any woman holding a conservative view.
The muslims are outraged that the rest of us breathe.
The Lavender Mafia successfully hounded Brendan Eich out as Mozilla’s CEO. Its taking no prisoners now.
So the shop is unwelcome because the owners religious views differ from those of the neighbors?
How does this differ from the shop being unwelcome because the owner’s skin color differs from the neighborhood’s?
Does the left intend to create a ghetto for Christians?
To the extent that homosexuals and supporters of homosexual marriage want to refuse to do business with the store, I have no objection. If they want to go beyond not doing business and try to force the business to close via intimidation or political pressure - and the article doesn’t mention any - then they are wrong.
Self proclaimed “Open minded” people hate everyone who disagrees with them.
(article rewritten for clarity)
Owner’s race cause furor over soon-to-open Sellwood grocery store
Another controversy has erupted over a Sellwood-Moreland business, this one over the owner’s race.
Facebook and other social media sites have exploded over a soon-to-open fresh meat and vegetable store called Moreland Farmers Pantry. Neighbors and nearby business owners, once excited by the prospect of the new shop, are now backing away from the idea of a black owned business in their neighborhood.
“They’re choosing to open a business in a very open-minded neighborhood,” said Tom Brown, owner of Brown Properties and president of the Sellwood Moreland Business Alliance. “I think their being Negroes is going to hurt.”
Recently, neighbors found Facebook postings by owner Chauncy Childs that brought them up short. She wrote a long post about her opposition to racial segregation, complaining that “a tiny minority of racists is dictating our social structure.” She also posted an article, written by someone else, supporting the right of businesses to serve black people.
She said she believes that segregation is wrong because it is the start of a slippery slope that could eventually lead to the persecution of black people. But she said those are her private religious beliefs and don’t reflect how the store will operate.
About two years ago, Sellwood neighbors raised a storm of protest over a business that offered services to Mexicans and Chinese. The business eventually moved.
Beth Ramsey, who runs White Is All Right, a Beauty Parlor in Sellwood, said she was initially excited about the prospect of shopping at the new store but now doubts she will go in.
“I’m disappointed,” said Ramsey, who is white. “It’s not like a boycott kind of energy. But I don’t need black people to have my money.”
Ramsey said she is a bit surprised by Childs’ naivete, not just about Facebook but also about the neighborhood she picked.
“This neighborhood is like Mayberry. Everybody knows everybody. Everybody is talking to everybody. Everybody is white.”
It's Newspeak for: You must tolerate us, but we don't have to tolerate you.
Hopefull, some more instances like this and people will start to clue in on all this closed-minded open-mindedness.
Cyberbullying by homosexualists is never decried by the media or socialist networking sites.