Gay-friendly Christian choir shames Memories Pizza by singing about love in front of shuttered store

[cal04]

A gay-friendly Christian choir called “The Ripple Effect” is attempting to heal the small town of Walkerton, Indiana, which has been torn apart since the owners of Memories Pizza declared that they would discriminate against the LGBT community.

The pizzeria closed after allegedly receiving “death threats” that turned out to be overblown online rhetoric, but that has not stopped its owners from pocketing nearly $1 million from a GoFundMe page set up for them.

Although the intent behind performance by “The Ripple Effect” was not to condemn the behavior of the O’Connor family, the contrast between O’Connors’ actions and those of the choir could hardly be more stark.

Some of the members of the choir are gay, and WSBT’s James Fillmore said that “the issue is tearing Walkerton apart, so they wanted to do something to try and fix it.”


http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/04/gay-friendly-christian-choir-shames-memories-pizza-by-singing-about-love-in-front-of-shuttered-store/

[shenmue]

1. Yay!

[Thinkingabout]

2. Get a job, huh. They did not indicate they were homeless or needed a job.

This is an example of loving Christians wanting to embrace others, yes, they listened to the teachings of Jesus.

[Kalidurga]

5. I heard that at OWS events a lot.

You know when I went there after work. Everyone I knew there had a job including the homeless people that showed up. It's just what they say so they are comfortable in their bigotry. In their minds if you are against bigotry it means you are unemployed thus have no right to have an opinion.

PS

This is a really cool choir, they sound fantastic.

[PatrynXX]

8. standard hate monger povocation greating

Intended to get them a broken nose and the person they threw it at arrested. also known as spit

[Fred Sanders]

3. So the Bigot People took the Bigot Money and left? How far were they away from closing anyway?

Just another example of how the tea party folk and Fox Media Group are just another cult - gathering round in cyberspace in pretend shock and support for a fictional Holy warrior, just like a tribe, just like a cult.

Real Christians, or Real Muslims, etc. always need to speak out and need to be mentioned and applauded because the corporate media will not.

[Gothmog]

4. What a great response

[Cha]

6. Kind people are so inovative.. mahalo cal.. and Mahalo to The Ripple Effect

[me b zola]

7. Why do these people hate Christians?

*adoptee humor* Its okay, I get that you don't get me.

[Maeve]

9. It takes light to overcome darkness. Kudos, choir! eom

[Corey_Baker08]

10. I Still Can't Believe They Got $1 Million For Encouraging Discrimination...

and we all thought the Pizza shop would be shuttered due to lack of business, its shuttered alright because the owners are now rich beyond their wildest dreams, may karma catch up to them and their undeserved fortune and fame...

[Mariana]

12. There's still a huge number of Christians in the US

who absolutely hate LGBT people, want them to die horrible deaths, and enjoy imagining them being tortured in hell for eternity.

[dolphinsandtuna]

11. you know

“death threats” that turned out to be overblown online rhetoric

You know, if someone said he or she was going to kill me, I would take it seriously.

[cynzke]

13. Of Course Its Still Shuttered!

They are closed on an extended Holiday in Tahiti, thanks to all the money that was raised by bigots.

[muntrv]

14. Shame them for being grifters.