By now most have heard the story about Memories Pizza in Walkerton, Indiana.
Excerpt taken from Memories Pizza Go Fund Me page:
When asked by local press the hypothetical question of whether or not they’d prefer to have their family owned business, Memories Pizza, cater a gay wedding, the owner said no citing their own religious beliefs as the reason.
Rather than allowing this family to simply have their opinion, which they were asked to give, outraged people grabbed the torches and began a campaign to destroy this small business in small town Indiana.
All for having an opinion that is rooted in faith.
No one was turned away. No one was discriminated against. It was a hypothetical question asked by a news reporter who had questionable motives to begin with.
After being interviewed by Dana Loesch on her television show on Blaze TV, we learned that the family may never even reopen the doors to their restaurant as the death threats and vicious online reviews continue to pour in from the arbiters of “tolerance.”
Dana, with producers from her show, started a Go Fund Me page to help the O’Connors get through this assault. The response has been overwhelming.
As of this writing, they’ve raised $434,890.00!
Among all of the donations was a $20 contribution that is being called the “greatest thing I’ve seen in years” and the epitome of “real tolerance.”
A woman, who identified herself as Courtney Hoffman, wrote:
“As a member of the gay community, I would like to apologize for the mean spirited attacks on you and your business. I know many gay individuals who fully support your right to stand up for your beliefs and run your business according to those beliefs. We are outraged at the level of hate and intolerance that has been directed at you and I sincerely hope that you are able to rebuild.”
The reactions to her donation were overwhelmingly positive: You can read them on TheBlaze
If you wish to make a contribution, you can do so at Memories Pizza Go Fund Me.
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