WALKERTON, Ind. (AP) — A crowdfunding campaign for an Indiana pizzeria that came under fire after its owners said their religious beliefs wouldn’t allow them to cater a gay wedding has raised more than $840,000.
Memories Pizza in Walkerton is closed indefinitely and its operators say they’ve gone into hiding.
But a gofundme.com site benefiting the restaurant had raised more than $842,000 by Saturday morning.
The restaurant about 20 miles southwest of South Bend faced criticism after co-owner Crystal O’Connor expressed support for Indiana’s new religious objections law, which legislators tweaked this week to address concerns that it would allow discrimination against gays and lesbians.
The eatery’s Facebook and Yelp pages have been bombarded with negative reviews, and a high school golf coach was suspended after a Twitter post mentioned burning down the restaurant.
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Almost 100% anonymous donors, especially the largest ones. It’s mostly trolling cash IMO. They’ll be lucky to see 10% of it.
Why would anyone want pizza catered for their wedding? Is there such a thing as gay “red necks” or “bikers”. Do they allow 16 year old to get married in Indiana, “who hoo lets have a kegger and pizza while we tie the knot.”
I’d like to know who’s got control of that money. Are the checks clearing? Or is it fraud. The donation page is thru the Blaze and that means Glenn Beck has his fingers in there somewhere.
And no gay or lesbian person I know would cater their wedding with pizza.
The newest right wing christian market is in hate and fear. It sells well, as we see here. Mike Huckabee has perfected it and now small businesses can get it on it. Take this one…a pizza owner who has never and likely never will be asked to cater a wedding. Make sure you get media attention over your beliefs and make sure people know how " righteous" you are. You know the left will react, some of it very appropriate and some of it over the top. then the victimization and martyrdom start. It will be repeated numerous times as a business tactic. What these folks can not do is explain anywhere where they see an example of jesus refusing to serve…anybody. So a phony religious belief…and don’t kid yourself…none of this outrage comes from the real Jesus. …a phony belief makes someone close to a million dollars…as the " righteous" laugh all the way to the bank.
Hillbilly Bigotry, the next gold rush.