No really! Who is being the more intolerant party here? Is it Christians? Is it Gays?
From the reaction I've seen from the pro-gay rights crowd against Christian business owners, they seem to be the most intolerant of the two. Are Christians intolerant? Only if they refuse to believe what you believe. Hold it! I'm not saying that there aren't any, I'm simply stating that there are some who simply don't agree with gay marriage or with homosexuality in general. They shouldn't be destroyed for it.
For example, instead of civil discourse, so called supporters of "gay rights" are more interested in engaging in ambush tactics against businesses who stand up for their religious beliefs launching smear tactics, death threats, you name it, all things Saul Alinsky would be proud of. What I am hearing these days is an outrage. Let me be blunt: I support gay marriage, and I made that deadly clear a couple of weeks ago, but I'll be damned before I stand here and let people of my faith be snuffed out and vilified in the public square because they believe a certain way. This is patently ludicrous.
Let me ask any homosexual on this board a couple of questions: if at any point you felt like an outcast in society for being gay or lesbian, would it be right to make those of faith feel the same way? At some point America will reach this point, and those with religious beliefs will be forced into obscurity. But why? If you knew the pain and anguish of being an obscure minority, an outcast, why would you inflict the same type of pain and anguish on those who think your sexual orientation is a sin? It's one thing to have passion, its another to be zealous.
So, I heard a story tonight about Memories Pizza, a small Pizzeria in Walkerton, Indiana. The owners are strong Christians. Yesterday, a local TV station walks in to the restaurant and asks the owners their opinions on Indiana's new RFRA law, along with a purely hypothetical question on whether they would cater same sex weddings. To the former, they replied that they supported Pence, and the law; to the latter, they answered that they would not in fact cater to gay weddings.
The backlash was overly vicious to say the least, so vicious in fact that the Pizzeria was forced to close, leading one local high school coach to tweet that he wanted to burn the establishment to the ground, there were so many death threats as a result, that the local police had to get involved for the protection of the owner and his employees. But, I'll just let you see for yourself:
Indiana Pizzeria Forced to Close After Backlash for Refusal to Cater Gay Wedding
Anti-Gay Marriage Pizzeria Owners Receive Death Threats The Daily Caller
I've had enough. Enough. There is a big difference between discrimination and discretion But when someone has a closely held belief and happens to be a business owner, it isn't the right of anyone else to seek out and destroy them for their opinions as long as they are complying with the law.
This Pizzeria had no history of discriminating against anyone, nor did they advertise themselves as a catering service. But for one simple, honest answer, which happened not to mesh with the beliefs of gay rights supporters, the full wrath of the movement was brought to bear on a small pizzeria who stood no chance of surviving the rabid deluge. People should be able to have an opinion, and as long as they aren't discriminating against gays in the first place, why come down on them so unmercifully? Who, in fact, is being more intolerant here? What honor is there in this kind of behavior? If Christians are supposedly dishonorable for discriminating against gays, what honor is there in this? What honor is there in someone making terroristic threats against someone else who doesn't agree with them?
I'm done. This kind of behavior is something I would expect from Islamic Extremists or ISIS, but from American citizens? There is no shame. No remorse. Only intolerance.
From the reaction I've seen from the pro-gay rights crowd against Christian business owners, they seem to be the most intolerant of the two. Are Christians intolerant? Only if they refuse to believe what you believe. Hold it! I'm not saying that there aren't any, I'm simply stating that there are some who simply don't agree with gay marriage or with homosexuality in general. They shouldn't be destroyed for it.
For example, instead of civil discourse, so called supporters of "gay rights" are more interested in engaging in ambush tactics against businesses who stand up for their religious beliefs launching smear tactics, death threats, you name it, all things Saul Alinsky would be proud of. What I am hearing these days is an outrage. Let me be blunt: I support gay marriage, and I made that deadly clear a couple of weeks ago, but I'll be damned before I stand here and let people of my faith be snuffed out and vilified in the public square because they believe a certain way. This is patently ludicrous.
Let me ask any homosexual on this board a couple of questions: if at any point you felt like an outcast in society for being gay or lesbian, would it be right to make those of faith feel the same way? At some point America will reach this point, and those with religious beliefs will be forced into obscurity. But why? If you knew the pain and anguish of being an obscure minority, an outcast, why would you inflict the same type of pain and anguish on those who think your sexual orientation is a sin? It's one thing to have passion, its another to be zealous.
So, I heard a story tonight about Memories Pizza, a small Pizzeria in Walkerton, Indiana. The owners are strong Christians. Yesterday, a local TV station walks in to the restaurant and asks the owners their opinions on Indiana's new RFRA law, along with a purely hypothetical question on whether they would cater same sex weddings. To the former, they replied that they supported Pence, and the law; to the latter, they answered that they would not in fact cater to gay weddings.
The backlash was overly vicious to say the least, so vicious in fact that the Pizzeria was forced to close, leading one local high school coach to tweet that he wanted to burn the establishment to the ground, there were so many death threats as a result, that the local police had to get involved for the protection of the owner and his employees. But, I'll just let you see for yourself:
Indiana Pizzeria Forced to Close After Backlash for Refusal to Cater Gay Wedding
Anti-Gay Marriage Pizzeria Owners Receive Death Threats The Daily Caller
I've had enough. Enough. There is a big difference between discrimination and discretion But when someone has a closely held belief and happens to be a business owner, it isn't the right of anyone else to seek out and destroy them for their opinions as long as they are complying with the law.
This Pizzeria had no history of discriminating against anyone, nor did they advertise themselves as a catering service. But for one simple, honest answer, which happened not to mesh with the beliefs of gay rights supporters, the full wrath of the movement was brought to bear on a small pizzeria who stood no chance of surviving the rabid deluge. People should be able to have an opinion, and as long as they aren't discriminating against gays in the first place, why come down on them so unmercifully? Who, in fact, is being more intolerant here? What honor is there in this kind of behavior? If Christians are supposedly dishonorable for discriminating against gays, what honor is there in this? What honor is there in someone making terroristic threats against someone else who doesn't agree with them?
I'm done. This kind of behavior is something I would expect from Islamic Extremists or ISIS, but from American citizens? There is no shame. No remorse. Only intolerance.
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