Posted on 04/05/2015 6:44:50 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Memories Pizza, the Indiana establishment, which sparked national outrage over its owner's anti-LGBT comments made Wednesday during a local news broadcast, has raised a whopping $842,387 in donations from supporters.
Following Indiana's contentious Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the Walkerton, Indiana restaurant became the subject of harsh criticism after co-owner Crystal O'Connor said she would refuse to cater gay marriages.
"If a gay couple came in and wanted us to provide pizzas for their wedding, we would have to say no," she told a local ABC affiliate. "We are a Christian establishment."
Following the backlash over the remarks, supporters of Memories started a GoFundMe campaign, and the owners of the pizzeria were flooded with donations from more than 29,000 people.
As of time of this Wrap publishing, the money continues to come in hard and fast, raising another $300,000 in just the last 24 hours.
The movement was started by Blaze TV contributor Lawrence Jones, who initially launched the campaign seeking $25,000 after appearing Wednesday on the network's Dana Loesch talk show.
"Producers Rachel, Allison and George discussed the situation with Dana, myself and head writer Ben Howe. We all agreed: this family needs help to get through this assault," Jones wrote in an update explaining his move to start the campaign. "The intent was to help the family stave off the burdensome cost of having the media parked out front, activists tearing them down, and no customers coming in. Our goal was simply to help take one thing off this family's plate as the strangers sought to destroy them."
O'Connor's anti-gay marriage comments drew backlash on social media and subsequently prompted owners to close the store Wednesday for safety concerns after receiving multiple threats online.
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Yeah. I read that, too.
They’re also commenting with, “They should do this or that with the money.”
Bunch of damn commies!
I read the family is known for doing good things for others.
I’m sure they’ll put it to good use. I was happy to donate.
The Progtard terrorists are trying to get her arrested now by saying the whole thing was a scam invented by O’Connor to get money. Isn’t that nice? First they try to put her out of business with their gay Mafioso fascist crap, then they send her death threats, now they are trying to get her arrested. This is why liberals can relate to the Islamo-Nazis so much, they’re the same. I hope this woman eventually makes millions, gets a book deal, and a pizza cooking TV show. She is a victim of terrorism in every sense of the word.
Cue the cartoon kid pointing (at the homo activists) saying Ha Ha.
Well, that says a lot.
Start a new pizza shop...
Pizz-a-Filla
and go national.
Don't know of anyone saw it or not.
Don’t forget to help Barronelle Stutzman (Arlene’s Flowers) of Washington state. This elderly woman made a decision of conscience to refuse a homosexual ‘marriage’ and the attorney general is using the power of the state to ruin her financially. http://www.gofundme.com/mz6zm4
@alixbryan (Alix Bryan): "Hey, why are you including my work in every tweet? What are you, five years old? What is your agenda?? I do not report"
(She is a local CBS affiliate employee, and everyone was linking @CBS6 to her tweets)
@mountainofyah (Born Again Jew): "don't you hate it when your livelihood is threatened because of your opinions?"
KABOOM!
I used to go to icanhascheezburger.com for the cute, innocent animal photos and captions. But when I started noticing how blatantly pro-gay they were, I stopped going. Hope they enjoy their site going down to two percent.
What are the taxes going to be?
Done.
RE: WHY THE HELL ARE THE SCUM THREATENING THESE FINE PEOPLE NOT BEING ARRESTED ?
AS I said before, if Governor Pence had any balls, he would encourage the owners of Memories Pizza to re-open and promise them Police protection until the controversy dies down.
And he would do so PUBLICLY condemning those who threaten their lives and their business.
“Alix Bryan, a social media employee with WTVR-TV, the CBS affiliate in Richmond, Virginia, is being investigated by station management for filing a false fraud report to GoFundMe against Memories Pizza, a spokesman told The Gateway Pundit on Friday.”
RE: What are the taxes going to be?
Let’s go ask Lois Lerner’s replacement.
LOL! Didn’t this happen to Chik fil A as well when the Homo- Nazis attacked them their business went up 2000%? Lol this must drive them nuts, everyone they attack makes a fortune instead lol lol
LOL! Didn’t this happen to Chik fil A as well when the Homo- Nazis attacked them their business went up 2000%? Lol this must drive them nuts, everyone they attack makes a fortune instead lol lol
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