Should Mom-and-Pops That Forgo Gay Weddings Be Destroyed?
The attack on Memories Pizza and its implications Conor Friedersdorf Apr 3 2015, 6:46 AM ET Mario Anzuoni/Reuters What do white evangelicals, Muslims, Mormons, blacks, conservative Republicans, and immigrants from Africa, South America, and Central America all have in common? They're less likely to support gay marriage than the average Californian. Over the years, I've patronized restaurants owned by members of all those groups. Today, if I went out into Greater Los Angeles and chatted up owners of mom-and-pop restaurants, I'd sooner or later find one who would decline to cater a gay wedding. The owners might be members of Rick Warren's church in Orange County. Or a family of immigrants in Little Ethiopia or on Alvera Street. Or a single black man or woman in Carson or Inglewood or El Segundo. Should we destroy their livelihoods? If I recorded audio proving their ...