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Shupe attracted his fair share of supporters, who defended his right to refuse service on the basis of political beliefs — and others who suggested the Sanders supporter needed a “wakeup call.”
But at least one critic suspected Shupe had another motive in embracing the controversy over his refusal of service.
“And his GoFundMe page begging for money because he is a poor, persecuted Christian goes up in 5, 4, 3…” said Facebook user Colleen Mahony. “And there will be morons that will send this con man money.”
originally posted by: BuzzyWigs
a reply to: Annee
True. These wankers may not know that yet, though - they apparently don't yet know that discrimination isn't okay either.
originally posted by: BuzzyWigs
a reply to: windword
Awful. Just another example of how rabid the Right Wing is. Every. Day. All. The. Time.
"punch him in the jaw".
"Leave him homeless".
"Take away his business".
And that's just the first few pages.
"Fine him hundreds of thousands of dollars".
originally posted by: dawnstar
. . . I'm pretty sure we'd be hearing about all those poor persecuted christians if it was a truck driver who didn't want to serve a christian and left the pastor's wife on the side of the road for two hours....
originally posted by: rollanotherone
a reply to: amazing
Yea he's an idiot. But aren't all children idiots until they receive an education? Isn't knowledge what makes a person? So, as long as someone doesn't share your opinion, they deserve to be left in the dark? Doesn't sound very Christian to me.
originally posted by: Annee
OMG - - I think the Internet would explode if it had been an atheist leaving this woman on the side of the road for having a cross sticker on her car.
originally posted by: burdman30ott6
a reply to: windword
This would seem to be more politics and much less religion. Not really sure why you put "Religion" in the title at all.
“I’m a conservative Christian, I’ve just drawn a line in the sand,” he said. “I’m not going to associate or conduct business with them.”
"Something came over me, I think the Lord came to me, and he just said get in the truck and leave," said Ken Shupe of Shupee Max Towing in Traveler's Rest, S.C..
originally posted by: rollanotherone
I just find it horrifying that there's people here who call for this guy to lose his job, be caused physical harm, and have to pay (pay whom, I'm not sure) hundreds of thousands of dollars, all because he did something they didn't agree with. Slippery slope indeed.