Like Indiana Governor Mike Pence for recently signing the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), the owners of Memories Pizza in Walkerton, Indiana is receiving their fair share of criticism as well due to their comments about not serving pizzas for same-sex couples' weddings.
As one of the owners, Crystal O'Connor, told ABC 57, "We are a Christian establishment ... [and] definitely agree with the bill."
Humorously enough, Ms. O'Connor also added this gem:
"We're not discriminating against anyone. That's just our belief and anyone has the right to believe in anything. [Also, I don't think the bill is] targeting gays. I don't think it's discrimination. It's supposed to help people that have a religious belief."
Allow me to go to the trustworthy dictionary for a moment here.
The term "discrimination" is defined as the "treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit."
So, I'm sorry, Ms. O'Connor, but as you can plainly see, when Memories Pizza doesn't service gay couples due to their orientation, that's discrimination.
Given the fact the dictionary proved Crystal O'Connor wrong, allow me to translate what she did say to what she should have said:
"While technically we may be discriminating against people, we still choose not to believe it and we have a right to believe in anything, even if the dictionary claims we're wrong. The bill's the same way. Sure, it's discrimination, but we don't have to believe it's discrimination. It's simply supposed to help people believe that their discriminatory views and practices are valid. Amen!"
Amen, indeed...
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2015/04/01/3641622/indiana-pizza-discrimination/
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/discrimination?s=t
As one of the owners, Crystal O'Connor, told ABC 57, "We are a Christian establishment ... [and] definitely agree with the bill."
Humorously enough, Ms. O'Connor also added this gem:
"We're not discriminating against anyone. That's just our belief and anyone has the right to believe in anything. [Also, I don't think the bill is] targeting gays. I don't think it's discrimination. It's supposed to help people that have a religious belief."
Allow me to go to the trustworthy dictionary for a moment here.
The term "discrimination" is defined as the "treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit."
So, I'm sorry, Ms. O'Connor, but as you can plainly see, when Memories Pizza doesn't service gay couples due to their orientation, that's discrimination.
Given the fact the dictionary proved Crystal O'Connor wrong, allow me to translate what she did say to what she should have said:
"While technically we may be discriminating against people, we still choose not to believe it and we have a right to believe in anything, even if the dictionary claims we're wrong. The bill's the same way. Sure, it's discrimination, but we don't have to believe it's discrimination. It's simply supposed to help people believe that their discriminatory views and practices are valid. Amen!"
Amen, indeed...
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2015/04/01/3641622/indiana-pizza-discrimination/
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/discrimination?s=t
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