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In reply to the discussion: Hardware store owner refuses service to gay people and sells merchandise saying so [View all]smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)25. That's what scares me too. These people are convinced without a doubt that they are fighting a war.
And that God is on their side. And they are heavily armed. That's a bad combination.
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rusty quoin
Sep 2015
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That's what scares me too. These people are convinced without a doubt that they are fighting a war.
smirkymonkey
Sep 2015
#25
Just listening to the insane rabid republican presidential hopefuls tells me I think we
RKP5637
Sep 2015
#35
These people wonder why their communities are dying. Nobody wants to live there.
yardwork
Sep 2015
#5
Let's not miss that this man is a Baptist Minister, not just a hardware store owner.
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2015
#7
If I lived in the town I'd walk in, say I was a lesbian, and ask where there is a hardware store
Vinca
Sep 2015
#17
Think I'll start selling 'No Evangelicals Allowed' and 'No Rabid 'Christians' Allowed' tee shirts.
sinkingfeeling
Sep 2015
#22
I guess if someone asked for "No n*****s allowed" stickers he'd do that too?
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Sep 2015
#26
I thought we got past "Colored & Irish not served here" years ago. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2015
#30
Bigots and Racists are always around. Sorta like, "We don't Serve Colored People!"
RKP5637
Sep 2015
#34
He sure has sex on his mind 7x24, as does the rest of his ilk. A psychological profile would
RKP5637
Sep 2015
#37
How can you tell if someone is gay? Are they supposed to shop on the honor system?
mackerel
Sep 2015
#41