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Indiana pizza shop won’t cater gay wedding, gets over $50K from supporters [$190,000 + now #74]
Washington Post ^ | April 2, 2015 | By Justin Wm. Moyer

Posted on 04/02/2015 9:48:09 AM PDT by Brad from Tennessee

The pizza shop in Walkerton, Ind. — a small town of about 2,200 people about 20 miles south of South Bend — doesn’t look like the epicenter of a national controversy. The black-and-white linoleum and red booths are unassuming — the decor of any take-out joint anywhere in America. A Triple XXX Root Beer will set you back $2. It even has a piano — and a prayer suggestion box.

“Every day before we open the store, we gather and pray together,” reads a sign posted in the store, which also boasts numerous crosses, including one that says “Glorify the Lord.” “If there is something you would like us to pray for, just write it down and drop it in the box.”

But Memories Pizza — “a Walkerton mainstay,” according to local media, for more than a decade — is feeling the heat of a great debate about religious freedom and gay rights. Memories has been billed by a local ABC affiliate as the “first business to publicly deny same-sex service” after Gov. Mike Pence (R) signed the state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) into law. Many feel the law, which advocates say is intended to protect religious freedom, will result in discrimination against homosexuals. . .

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; US: Indiana; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: 2016election; christians; election2016; homosexualagenda; indiana; memoriespizza; mikepence; pizza; rfra; scottwalker; wisconsin
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1 posted on 04/02/2015 9:48:09 AM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
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To: Brad from Tennessee

$146,000 and steamrolling upward. Wish the Freepathon went as fast.


2 posted on 04/02/2015 9:50:14 AM PDT by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

like a freeper asked last night, that fundraiser might not be run by someone related to the pizza place


3 posted on 04/02/2015 9:50:51 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: kingu

Good for them. I hope the homo Nazi’s have made this family millionaires. And driven Christians together to finally fight back.


4 posted on 04/02/2015 9:52:24 AM PDT by tuffydoodle (Shut up voices, or I'll poke you with a Q-Tip again.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

“Every day before we open the store, we gather and pray together,” reads a sign posted in the store, which also boasts numerous crosses, including one that says “Glorify the Lord.” “If there is something you would like us to pray for, just write it down and drop it in the box.”

Well, now we know why the out-of-town news team picked that restaurant to cover.


5 posted on 04/02/2015 9:52:42 AM PDT by DemforBush (Ex-Democrat, and NotforJeb. Just so we're clear.)
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How about the link to the FUND ME page?


6 posted on 04/02/2015 9:53:48 AM PDT by Fawn ("My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" Hosea 4:6)
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To: GeronL; All
Ok, my eyes are bad, but I didn't see an address where to donate. Is this a Gofundme?
7 posted on 04/02/2015 9:55:04 AM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: Brad from Tennessee

“Many feel the law, which advocates say is intended to protect religious freedom, will result in discrimination against homosexuals. . .”

Difference is, the Constitution protects Religion, but it says nothing about gays having the right to hijack and extort private businesses...


8 posted on 04/02/2015 9:55:21 AM PDT by FrankR (They will become our ultimate masters the day we surrender the 2nd Amendment.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

I think a few of us should go “shop” for a gay venue and do the same. How about walking into a known gay bar with a T-shirt that says homosexuality is a sin. Think you’ll get served a drink?


9 posted on 04/02/2015 9:55:48 AM PDT by lucky american (Progressives are attacking our rights and y'all will sit there and take it.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee; StarFan; Dutchy; alisasny; BobFromNJ; BUNNY2003; Cacique; Clemenza; Coleus; ...
Rush has been touting this Memories Pizza GoFundMe page for an hour now. Donations for Memories Pizza jumped from $147,000 to $151,813 in just the last few minutes! Incredible.

http://www.gofundme.com/MemoriesPizza

Take that, GayStapo!!

10 posted on 04/02/2015 9:57:16 AM PDT by nutmeg (#JobsForJihadis)
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To: Fawn

http://www.gofundme.com/MemoriesPizza


11 posted on 04/02/2015 9:58:27 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: GeronL

The fundraiser is explained on the Go Fund Me page...set up by Dana Losch and some of her associates at The Blaze...one of those associates also works with James O’Keefe.


12 posted on 04/02/2015 9:58:31 AM PDT by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.com)
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To: GeronL

The person doing it is a contributor at The Blaze and has run for office in Texas. Pretty sure the money will get to the right place. Family has already thanked contributors in a news report.


13 posted on 04/02/2015 9:58:33 AM PDT by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: nutmeg

WooHoo!!


14 posted on 04/02/2015 9:59:39 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (The White House is now known as "Casa Blanca".)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Funny that the media is ignoring the ‘Go Fund Me’ angle to this story.... /s


15 posted on 04/02/2015 10:00:22 AM PDT by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.com)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

2008 - Hope and Change

2015 - Queer good, Religion bad


16 posted on 04/02/2015 10:02:15 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

The Anti-Heterosexual group is angry that this girl has an opinion


17 posted on 04/02/2015 10:03:33 AM PDT by realcleanguy
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To: Brad from Tennessee

I went to gofundme and just ordered a Memories large pepperoni pizza.


18 posted on 04/02/2015 10:03:38 AM PDT by MAKOTHEDOG
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To: nutmeg

Sounds great! My only question is, who is this guy who set it up, “Lawrence Billy Jones III”?


19 posted on 04/02/2015 10:03:45 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("By all that you hold dear on this good earth, I bid you stand, Men of the West" - Aragorn)
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To: GeronL

Started by Lawrence Billy Jones, III. He writes for The Blaze. His FB page:

https://www.facebook.com/lbjones21/about

And he’s black.


20 posted on 04/02/2015 10:04:48 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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