North Carolina wedding venue turns away gay couple

[Demovictory9]

A same sex couple were turned away from a popular North Carolina wedding venue after it refused to host a gay wedding due to its 'strong Christian beliefs'.

McCae Henderson and Ike Edwards booked into Highgrove Estate in Fuquay-Varina on the suggestion of a friend, and after noticing there were only spaces for the name of the 'bride' and 'groom' on the online form wrote in the notes that they were 'groom and groom'.

Two days later received a reply refusing them because 'our owner has unfortunately chosen not to participate in same-sex weddings at this time', and offering them alternative venues.

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Highgrove said they have already seen a backlash, with at least one couple cancelling their wedding, and at least one threat to the business that had been reported to police.

'The backlash is sad, it's been aggressive, hateful and designed to cause fear,' the owners said.

'What they are asking is for us to believe just like them and they will leave us alone.

'We stand by our beliefs in the sanctity of marriage and that is not going to change. We wish (McCae Henderson and Ike Edwards) to find the very best venue and that their special day is wonderful.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9459591/Christian-owners-North-Carolina-wedding-venue-turn-away-gay-couple.html

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Want to be a homophobe? Reap the consequences.

Eat your cancellations like a good Christian with deeply help beliefs.

[Demovictory9]

16. their yelp reviews have taken a severe hit

https://www.yelp.com/biz/highgrove-estate-fuquay-varina

[badhair77]

2. Christian values?

Does that mean they won’t allow Jewish weddings? I’m a Christian and I would attend a gay wedding. Hope they find a nice venue. Also hope others cancel their reservations and let them sit with lots of openings.

[Mariana]

11. I bet they allow divorced people to marry there.

Christ taught that, in most cases, divorced people who remarry are committing adultery.

I hate hypocrites.

[Cha]

14. Yeah, ,that Blared out at

me..

Bullshit Values is what they are.

My Sister is a True Christian and actually lives in Asheville, NC of course would go to a Gay Wedding at the Grove Park Inn or anywhere.

[Funtatlaguy]

3. I love the last lying line...."their special day is wonderful ".

Just be honest.
Say that they believe that their religion allows for them to discriminate against gay couples.

[LonePirate]

4. Much like in the past 232, religion is being used as an excuse not to follow the law.

These Highgrove people need to be jailed. Religion cannot be used as an excuse to murder someone. It should not be used to practice illegal discrimination.

[roamer65]

5. Start taking it out on the anti-vaxxers.

Nothing like some good ‘ol RETRIBUTION. Most of them are religious nuts.

[Maru Kitteh]

6. Fuquay-Varina? NOT SURPRISED IN THE LEAST. I used to live in Willow Spring.

(4 miles away) So, yeah. I can see that.

[GodlessX]

12. Not surprised either

Small world! I lived there when I was married
about 25 years ago before it got “big”, lol. My
former in-laws lived in Willow Spring and still do.
Having my Uber-Christian in-laws only 4 miles
away was too close for my comfort.

[SidDithers]

7. In b4 "they're not real Christians"...

truth is, they are.

Sid

[gratuitous]

8. They're pretty polite for bigots

But whining about the "backlash"? Lame.

[keithbvadu2]

9. Would they marry a 'Christian' couple where one has been divorced and probably going to commit adult

Would they marry a 'Christian' couple where one has been divorced and probably going to commit adultery in the new marriage?

Jesus was very, very specific on the limits of divorce.

[AllaN01Bear]

10. wonder how they would feel if the shoe was on the other foot?

[vercetti2021]

13. Beliefs over profit?

See like it bothers me in two ways. Being fucking a fake Christian. But also losing out on money too. God these people are stupid as fuck

[Solly Mack]

15. Renting out a venue does not mean you have to believe as someone else believes.

That's a bullshit response.

As is "the sanctity of marriage" response.

Cloaking your bigotry in slogans and platitudes doesn't make it any less bigotry.