Tennessee Store Owner Puts Up ‘No Gays Allowed’ Sign

A Tennessee hardware store owner put up a sign on the window of his business a few days ago with “No Gays Allowed” on it.

Presumably reacting to the Supreme Court’s ruling on gay marriage last week, Jeff Amyx of Amyx Hardware explained to WATE, “The reason I put up the sign is to let the homosexual people know that there are Christian people that are willing to take a stand.”

He said he got a lot of congratulatory calls, but also some threatening ones. However, there were people who suggested it be a little nicer, and he replaced it with another sign.

The new one reads, “We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone who would violate our rights of freedom of speech & freedom of religion.”

Watch the video below, via WATE:

[h/t Patheos]
[image via screengrab]

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