This was reported on CNN HD
Smerconish Worldwide show.
Link from USA CBS
[The faith-based group denied service
at a Richmond, Virginia, restaurant
is speaking out against what it
called a "bigoted" decision by the
eatery to cancel its reservation.
Metzger Bar and Butchery recently
refused to host a private event for
The Family Foundation, a conservative
Christian organization, over its position on
same-sex marriage and abortion rights.
Family Foundation President Victoria Cobb
told CBS MoneyWatch that
the restaurant's
decision not to serve the group based
on its religious and political views was
"alarming and disgraceful."*
"It's not a good business model to have
the feeling like people are making an
assessment of you of whether you're
worthy to eat at their restaurant,"
Cobb told CBS MoneyWatch.
"It's uncomfortable for people to think
that's how we're going to function in society."
Metzger Bar and Butchery,
which called itself an "inclusive" establishment
that has rarely refused service to willing
patrons, said on social media that it
denied service to the group to
protect its staff, many of whom are
women or members of the LGBTQ+ community.*
"Recently we refused service to a group
that had booked an event with us after
the owners of Metzger found out it was
a group of donors to a political organization
that seeks to deprive women and
LGBTQ+ persons of their basic human
rights in Virginia," the establishment said
in a recent post on Instagram.]
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/metzger...ly-foundation/
Sign Of The Times.