An Indiana pizzeria that sparked an uproar when it vowed not to cater same-sex weddings in the wake of the state’s since-revised Religious Freedom Restoration Act has closed. News of Memories Pizza’s closing comes three years after the eatery got caught in the national debate over LGBTQ rights and religious liberty. In spring 2015, owners Kevin and Crystal O’Connor spoke out in support of the state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which allowed business owners to cite their faith as a legal defense for turning away customers. Kevin O’Connor told local station ABC 57 that his restaurant would not cater same-sex weddings because of his religious beliefs. Mike Pence signed a revised version of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, hoping to quiet criticism that the original law encouraged businesses to discriminate against LGBTQ people.

Source: Huffington Post April 25, 2018 21:56 UTC