This Guy Tried To Ban Gay People From Entering His Store And It Backfired Hilariously
When it comes to stating your opinion, there’s nothing like a big sign to perfectly convey your stance one topic or another. Jeff Amyx, a hardware store owner from Tennessee, displayed his stance on homosexuality by declaring gay people were not welcome in his store. The whole story began in 2015 when Amyx decided to put-up a sign that said ‘No gays allowed’ on his hardware store door. The store owner didn’t stop at the sign but chose to also sell homophobic merchandise.
Recently, the hardware store owner, who is also a Baptist minister, decided to replace the sign with one that includes more information in it. This time the sign states, “We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone who would violate our rights of freedom of speech & freedom of religion.”
Once the whole story went online there was no way back. Many users took to Twitter and even the store’s personal Yelp page to state their opinion. People encouraged others to boycott the store, and even made an entire joke out of it by reviewing the store as a gay bar or even a sex shop. “Amyx Hardware & Roofing Supplies” received so much backlash that Yelp management even started deleting the comments, but this did not stop people from posting. The owner placed a clipboard next to his store where people who agree with him can sign, however, it is nothing compared to the over 300 one star ratings on his store’s page.
Scroll down to see what people had to say about the situation, and tell us what you think!
Jeff Amyx, a hardware store owner who is also a Baptist minister, caught everyone’s attention by putting a sign on his store’s front door
Image credits: Amyx Hardware & Roofing Supplies
After receiving a lot of backlash, Jeff Amyx added another sign, saying that he has the right to decline service because of his religious beliefs
Image credits: Amyx Hardware & Roofing Supplies
Back in 2015, when same-sex marriage was legalized in the United States, Jeff Amyx also began to sell homophobic merchandise in his store
Image credits: Amyx Hardware & Roofing Supplies
And it’s safe to say that the Internet was not happy about it at all
People took social media to spread the message, encouraging others to boycott Amyx’s store
In fact, the store’s Yelp account received so many bad reviews, Yelp management started deleting comments that were mainly focused on the sign and not the shop itself
But nobody could stop the massive backlash
And even though people can sign a board next to the store to support the owner
Image credits: WATE
It’s nothing compared to the reviews the store received online
People even starting joking in the review section that “Amyx Hardware & Roofing Supplies” was actually an undercover gay bar
Everyone came to the store’s Yelp page to ridicule the owner and his sign
Others even turned to the Bible to prove their point
Don’t forget to tell us what you think in the comments!
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Share on FacebookUhm... And how does he check who's homosexual and who isn't? It's not like gays have it written on their forehead. Does he ask each customer? In this case, even the heteroest of heterosexuals can get puzzled at such a random question at a freaking hardware store. Like "Hello, how much is that new Nvidia GTX 1180 GPU?", "Are you gay?"
This man is obsessed with consenting adults' sexual activity and like anyone with a tortured relationship with food, he has a sick, sick, unhealthy preoccupation with sex.
Load More Replies...I'm more offended by the poor spelling in the "Smile your on camera" sign. Instant boycott!
To be fair, there's more than one reason why people can't spell - dyslexia or poor education for example. I wouldn't criticise someone with those problems. Being a blatant homophobe is in a much worse category.
Load More Replies...Easy, he notice us because of our rainbow gloriole and queere behaviore, if you really gay you just cant help youself 😉😂
Load More Replies...“We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone who would violate our rights of freedom of speech & freedom of religion.” The gays are violating your rights how? You can still say you don't like them, and they are not preventing you from being Christain. I hope you also refuse to serve single mothers, divorcees, anybody who had premarital sex etc. Your shop will be lonely.
Better yet, he's violating THEIR First Amendment rights to freedom of association.
Load More Replies...scum like this is a large reason why our country is torn and broken. the same people like him will hate on someone for race/religion/or gender. and yet while we have protections and enforcement in place for those 3 things. why can we not have federal laws and protections against people like HIM passing prejudice on gay people?
Because that's not how it works (etc). Sadly, he can be a huge a*****e, and he has the right to say things we don't agree with. That is the ESSENCE of thought exchange. Because without that, we all think alike in a huge echo chamber, and we get thought police and newspeak. We do have federal rules, for government institutions... but not for private businesses (the latter being optional to deal with). And we don't need them, because, people like him are relics, representative of a small, thankfully fading minority.
Load More Replies...he has to right to do so... but we also has the right to stop shopping there and run that business to the ground! i do my part since i don't shop there... also i'm way up north... in Canada... :-)
Shame boycotting him from the UK won't do any good. :-(
Load More Replies...I believe the FSB said that to Donald Trump when he was in Russia ("smile, urine camera...")
Load More Replies...Does he turn away obese people? Gluttony is a sin. Proverbs 23: 20-21 Does he turn away unwedded mothers? That's a sin too. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 I bet he loves football! Well touching a "pigs hide" is a sin too. Deuteronomy 14:8 How about people with tattoos? They're sinners too. Leviticus 19:28 Women are wearing short skirts/dresses? oh no no 1 Timothy 2:9 I could go on...This man cherry picks his beliefs and fails to follow the others. He's a hypocrite plain and simple and is a POOR example of a Christian.
Don't forget clothing of mixed fibres and stoning his daughter to death if she disobeys him...
Load More Replies...Using your freedom of speech to silence others. Kinda contradicts itself don't you think? Reminds me of a book...
No, the science is settled, we agreed! ;) ... odd how this works. I have no problem if that store goes out of business. We have a right not to shop there.
Load More Replies...I hate when people bring "god" into their arguments. It is not a feasible reason to argue one way or another since no one can prove this "god" exists
and since many people do not believe in god or the same god or the same interpretation of god's words or works
Load More Replies...How does being transgender make you a sexual predator?? What a stupid little back water hillbilly. Jesus himself loved all, no mater what their past. He really needs to learn he's working for Satan, not God.
I'm so sick and tired of people using the excuse of protecting women to bash on others
Load More Replies...He is probably gay himself and frustrated that no one in his community will accept him if he comes out. To have this much anger towards certain people means there is something there. Either way he is stupid and ignorant and I wouldn’t even entertain his actions.
Probably, it's actually proven that homophobes are more likely to be closeted gays who can't deal with it
Load More Replies...Next time someone asks me why I'm an atheist I'll show them this guy
Also that there’s no evidence to support the existence of spirits or gods.
Load More Replies...Yup. Jesus hung out with prostitutes, lepers, money lenders, adulterers--everyone who was rejected and alone.
Load More Replies...The Southern Baptists are a special blend of racism & bigotry. Remember they are in Big D this week at tear big convention. The head of the big central church is the same disgusting pig that supports trump & raised millions for his palace downtown. They all are sick, twisted people.
Ugh, is that a gun on his belt? Everything about this screams uneducated, inbred hillbilly.
Yeah. I have been looking through the comments to see how many people noticed the guy was open carrying, and you're the first one I've seen.
Load More Replies...why would it bother him what consenting adults do unless he is uncomfortable about his own sexuality?
Load More Replies...This is the most stupid thing. GAYS ARE HUMANS! You aren't going to be able to tell if someone's gay by the way they walk through the door. But why would they? This guy is a horrible person. I wish this was the only case of this but so many people around the world are homophobes and it makes no sense to me. Also learn how to spell you're.
Remember that bible verse saying not to judge people? I guess that guy conveniently didn't remember that one
There are MANY. In many countries. The powerful few are constantly trying to make their bigotry into law and norm, as the rest of us are fighting to make the point that bigotry is bad for civilization.
Load More Replies...I say this as a deeply deeply progressive, deeply liberal, deeply atheist person: Liberals, we need to get our s**t together. The bigot makes me angry too, and if he dropped dead, the world would surely be better off. But writing on Yelp won’t do s**t. His bigotry didn’t backfire. He got bad yelp reviews from people like us but other bigots will now be more compelled to support him. If what this guy is doing is illegal then a legal route should be pursued. If it’s legal then giving him even more attention will not help. It will only make us more angry and powerless.
Completely agree. We really screwed up on that last election.
Load More Replies...You should see Yelp. There are so many pictures of gay men on there, you'd think that "hard"ware was the porn name of a gay bar. His website is also "under construction." Hopefully that means the group that hosts his webpage pulled the plug.
Hateful man. Why do you even care what other people do outside of your shop? Why are you so afraid? Because, let's face it, most hatred is based on fear.
I freely admit to disliking him. If I did hate him, at least it would be for the reason he is hurting others who do him no harm. He has no reason for his hatred.
Load More Replies...I’ll be sure to let my boss’s wife know she’s not welcome there - her first name is Gay... (and she’s straight)
Unfortunately, like every other group, the idiotic, hateful minority makes it to the news, influencing the opinions of those in other groups against them. Meanwhile, the MAJORITY of those in that group are living quite, peaceful, harmonic lives with their neighbors. But those people never make the news.
These so-called religious nuts, that think they know the Bible, obviously have NEVER read the Bible! No where in the original manuscripts of the Bible is there any mention of gays or homosexuals! That wasn't placed into the Bible until the King James translation. The Island of Lesbos was known for having homosexuals during the time of Jesus. This is where the name Lesbian originated from. Jesus never mentioned it, nor condemned it! Also, in the story of the Centurion coming to Jesus, asking Him to heal his manservant. The translation for manservant can mean either 'lover' or 'servant'. Yet, Jesus exclaims, No greater faith in all the kingdom have I found. Another point to make is this. If you eat meat, you are not following God's original plan. Eating meat is a result of sin. The Garden of Eden was vegan! Genesis 1:29. So, eating meat is lacking in the knowledge of God!
Yet another POS Baptist. Hands up who wants to open a better hardware store across the street from him, cover it in rainbow flags, and undercut his prices by 15%?
Posts like this increase my aversion to this thing called ‘religion’ even more, and more......and more.
Jeffrey Amyx 1527 GEORGE, JEFFERSON CITY, TN, 37760 8179 HIGHWAY 131, WASHBURN, TN, 37888 134 PO BOX, WASHBURN, TN, 37888 Owner at Jeffrey Lynn Amyx (865) 497-3828 (865) 497-3828
I hope you vote and have shared, with your fellow Tennessee residents, your distaste with this business owner's politics.
Load More Replies...He's a disgusting piece of c**p, who should be ashamed to call himself a minister and who probably idealizes trump. I can say that views like this in backwoods TN are unfortunately common however.
That last comment made me laugh out loud! Darn right, too! Silly man. He's SURROUNDED by gays and bisexuals and doesn't even know it!
It's guys like this that make the majority of Christians look bad. The word "Christian" means "little Christ"--we're supposed to do as He did. Christianity--this guy's doing it all wrong. :-(
Oh bless! This is soooo cute, lol! I can't believe people are actually THAT f*****g stupid. How does he survive in this day and age? One can only hope that with an IQ not dissimilar to his own produce, he trips on a loose floorboard, tumbles into a shelf of corrosive wood stain, stands on a rake that whacks him in the head, spins around into the lighting section and that the crushed class causes him to fall down the cellar stairs into a rusty hacksaw and a barrel of nails. Twat. Right for working in a ha
The hand written note that looks like a child did it is the most unprofessional way to post a sign - especially if you're trying to climb out of a hole you put yourself in... Ugh, some people just need to be put in their own little place, away from all those they seek to hurt.
Looks like children signed it as well. Which is very sad.
Load More Replies...The only people who could enter and violate is freedom of speech or religion is a government official, because these freedoms are freedom from the government restricting their rights. If I tell someone to shut up when I don't like what they are saying, I am not (I CAN NOT) be violating their right to free speech. Talk about a lack of education in this country! Yet, these people think nothing of it that there are government employees in Florida who are told BY THE GOVERNMENT that they can't say "climate change" or "global warming". Can't say it....clear and terrifying violation of free speech. Never hear a peep about it from these radical Christian fundamentalists.
This is just awful...I live in Central TN. & it makes me ashamed... some of my neighbors are like this... very begoted in the name of Christianity... I'm just glad that I didn't grow up here !
I reckon the only way he could tell if a fella was gay would be to offer them a blowie and if they accept he can throw them out after he finished .
No gays huh? I suppose he won't want a gay waiter so he's not going to be eating at any restaurants anytime soon. And he'd better learn to cut his own hair.
Wow... what an AMAZING way to go out of business. I mean most folk would just sell up or have a sale or something, but no, he's going all balls out of the bath, hit me with your best shot, bat s**t crazy. And God made him in his image? I think God would give a hard pass on that one.
I'm straight, but I think it would be interesting to dress up as a "stereotypical" gay guy and go shopping there. I'm betting that I would get kicked out just because of how I'm dressed, not because I'm actually gay. Conversely, I wonder how many gays have shopped there already and gotten away with it because they not being overt about their sexuality. I wonder if he know that not everyone runs around yelling, "OMG, look at me! I'm totally gay!" and waves a pride flag around.
Gay people have to stand outside with the 'Blacks, dogs, women and Irishmen'. We'll catch up with you in a few decades
Come on guys, behind him in the photo is a sign that says, "SMILE Your on Camera". Anyone who has such a minimal grasp of very simple grammar can't be expected to entertain more complex thoughts. The man is obviously an idiot.
I know it's bad practice to reply to your own comments, but I've just noticed that another of the signes on his store is derogatory to trans people. Now I feel sorry for the guy. He's obviosuly missing a chromosome or four. Bless his little cotton socks.
Load More Replies...This guy is clearly an idiot. Why is it that these redneck preacher-types are the most hateful and judgemental people? How do they justify hatred and prejudice through religion? It’s so disgusting!
The handwriting on the "support board" is mostly the same. He just wrote names of people he knows.
Not "mostly". There ARE definitely people who wrote in their spouse / children's names in the same handwriting, but they aren't the majority of the names. They're just inflating the existing, mostly unique, signatures.
Load More Replies...He has the right to be a prick but others have the right to not spend there money there.
It defies my comprehension how Jeff Amyx, a hardware store owner who is also a Baptist minister can call himself a man of God. He's going to have a very difficult time, if not an impossible time getting past St Peter's Gates because all he's doing is all nicely recorded. He's enjoying the attention now but he's not gonna be so happy when he has to answer what he has done. Burn Baby... burn!
Boss: WHY TF WERENT YOU AT WORK TODAY?! Gay employee: Your sign said No Gays Allowed, Dickwad.
Okay, in the very first picture where he is standing outside in front of his "store" there is a sign that says" Smile Your On Camera". I am no English major or anything like that but shouldn't it read, "Smile You're on camera"? Stupid, stupid, stupid. Who would by a sign that has a misspelling in it? Oh yeah... a HOMOPHOBE!
Did anyone else see the sign against transgender people? I'm a demiboy and born female. AND I'M FREAKING AROMANTIC!
Btw Aromantic: having no interest in or desire for romantic relationships
Load More Replies...how does he even know who is gay? does he just guess? i feel like he would just think EVERYONE was gay and go out of business. what a terrible example of Christianity and of the country in general
Oh my god. People like this f*****g p**s me off. I'm female and bisexual, so I have a plan for something I would love to do. Yes, I have a girlfriend. The signs only say no gays, right? Bisexual and gay are two different words. So technically I'm not violating the rules. I also want to say I have nothing against gays, and am totally supportive of my LGBTQ peers. I mean this as a joke and to infuriate the guy who made these rules.
Where am I going to get hardware supplies for my big gay treehouse party?
I think it would actually be great if everyone would be so blatent about their beliefs. That way we know exactly who all the a******s are and we can be sure to avoid them.
I don't know why he needs to keep "the gays" out of his store, similar to the guy who wouldn't bake a wedding cake for a gay couple, we come in contact with people all day who believe differently , you can treat them like everyone else, and life goes on...doesn't mean you support their views..or will go to hell...😑
How difficult it must be to have a constant stream of man-lovin' running through your head so much you have to cover public walls proclaiming how much it grosses you out. Poor fella just needs some conversion therapy to get true with his deepest desires.
The only entity that can violate his freedom of speech and his freedom of religion is Congress, not a civilian customer. The First and Second Amendments prohibit Congress from doing anything to constrain those rights. I must say that I fully understand why any self-respecting business owner would like to bar Congresscritters from his store.
Right. The rest of us can call him an a*****e to his face.....and many will.
Load More Replies...I like his other sign "Smile your on camera." It's "you're" you redneck moron!
I consider myself a Christian (although my ex-husband would probably disagree). I've always believed we should love one another as we love ourselves. This man must hate himself quite a bit.
It is evident to say now thankfully that religion IS NOT spiritually in any essence. The simple fact that one can try to ‘bluff’ as someone who is of goodness ,just shows clearly what lies & absolute deciept ‘that mind’ of his has. Sadly he is not likely to be forgiven in this reality realm for many who are indeed smart, did this by consistent challenges that never finish past general education. Those in truth of balance would never overstep the universal law of being mindful, no matter what their spirituality guides them to want to ‘be’ of clear graciousness... again sadly most would agree the incredible lack of ones own personal teachings only shows the ‘dumb’ element of this individual ~ scary is how many that might follow this abuse as some strange twisted form of ‘good behavior ‘, then execute thier fellow beautiful diverse customer-ship~ for the possiblity of this Individual having any sensors working correctly is lil’ to Nil, thus some warning sign is required to AVOID.
I think every business should post their prejudices loud and proud. "We don't serve gays" "We don't serve blacks" "We don't serve Mexicans" "We don't serve anyone who doesn't speak only English in our establishment" "We don't serve mixed race couples" "We don't serve anyone who expresses hateful comments. Keep it to yourself."
Few days back I tried to post my point of view on this XTian idiot's take on what God's law was really about, I wanted to remind him that the Bible was NOT written by God but written by MAN with all of man's prejudices and whacked views like stoning one's own children ... you know, s**t like that... but alas I was greeted with the dreaded "Active Cleanup Alert" notification. Folks that take the bible literally need help. I'm as spiritual as they come but I don't take "the written word" in the context that some folks take it. It was written eons ago too, I'm sure if a new bible were written today it would be worded QUITE differently and most of these haters wouldn't have anything to stand on but their own black hearts.
He's also illiterate. Check out the "your on camera sign" over his right shoulder
Thanks for giving us Christians a bad name. Geez..... I really hope no one stereotypes all baptists like this asshat....
Why don't you christians take care of your own? Why do us secularists have to band together and do it for you?
Load More Replies...I really can't think of anything to say--THAT is how disturbing this is. Is this dude still breathing? Just sayin
What really outrages me is this person calls him self a man of God, a minister at that! Christianity literally means to be Christ like. Jesus earned his followers with his love, compassion, and openness. He didn't care if someone was dirty, gay, or a prostitute. He treated all the same. From this kindness he earned followers. I wonder, does his church prevent gays from going? Does he understand in his ignorant mind that what he's doing is everything against Christianity? The reason Chick fi let is so successful because it welcomes everyone in it's doors. They might oppose gay marriage, which is their right to do, but they don't turn them away. They don't protest outside the chapels. This is why I turned away from religion. People like this. If this is how you treat people you're ruining the Christian name. You'll be burning in hell just like the sexual predators you obsess over. Ps your sign is wrong. it's YOU'RE*
I'm sure his antics gain him some customers that think like he does, but they are on the wrong side of history and progress. I don't need to see his stupid t-shirt or face to know that I would never spend any of my money at his store. It doesn't really matter what people say online, what matters is where you spend money. Anyone who isn't from 1750 is going to shop elsewhere
HOW can this man claim to be a man of god, by being baptist/christian? I'm not religious, nor am I LGBT+, but I am an advocate for the LGBT+ community, and I thought Jesus wanted us to love on another, and that is part of what he tried to teach people. Apparently, some just don't get it, even with the influx of bibles and religious quotes found in his hardware store. And HOW is someone who is gay 'violating his right to religion'?! HOW?!! I hope this pathetic loser finds himself on a very very long, dark, deserted backroad one freakishly stormy night, with no cellphone signal, a pregnant wife with twins IN LABOR, and TWO FLAT TIRES, and that a gay man or lesbian drives by in a truck, with brand new tires in the bed, just the size he needs!-- and slows down, sees the problem and the a**hole waving them down for help, and they put the pedal to the metal and burn rubber in this jerks face!!!! It would be such karmic bliss!
The bad, pseudo-Christians get more coverage than the good ones. If you judge all by some, you are a bigot.
So why don't all the Christians stop this guy from making them look bad...?
Load More Replies...Just cause you wear the jersey doesn't mean you play for the team. They minister is working the hate of the dark side rather than love.
Looks like ministers like to work the back side of little boys and girls.
Load More Replies...It's his right to post these things, it's your right not to shop there. I think people need to just relax and co-exist. Who gives a c**p if the guy posts a sign, it's a sign, that's it.
Oh he can say whatever he wants but then there are consequences and I can bet you whatever that he took that sign down because most people will avoid that shop like fire, straight or gay.
Load More Replies...What do rights have to do with your observation of comment voting here?
Load More Replies...Why would he give away free diapers? He needs them for himself. (Also I don't even get what idea you're trying to convey here? If anyone's a baby it's the straight man who cries because a gay person can get married)
Load More Replies...Ok first of all, you can't even spell. Also, you are definitely suffering from some form of moderate mental retardation because I lost brain cells reading this (ex of one of the dumbest parts: "I'm not homofobic person but homosexuality simply disgust me" that makes you homophobic d******d) also, change his life for the better? The only way he can do that is by deciding not to hate people for things they can't change. You ARE a homophobic c**t by the way. Nobody screams that they're gay unless you're trying to describe pride, which I can explain if you want. You've never spoken to a gay person don't lie, the isn't even a homo vs. straight conflict so idk what you're talking about there and lastly don't say you're not homophobic and then use th phrase "f*ck you stupid homo"
Load More Replies...If you cannot serve anyone who walks in your doors, get out of business. Refuse disruptive people, sure, but they aren't disruptive just because you are prejudiced against them.
Load More Replies...Your fellow drooling nose miner idiot cousin, too?
Load More Replies...Bullying the bully. At least we have a reason to dislike him, he chose to be hateful. Gay people didn't chose to be gay and he deserves to lose his business, pointless hate shouldn't be tolerated anymore
Load More Replies...If you cannot serve anyone who walks in your doors, get out of business. Refuse disruptive people, sure, but they aren't disruptive just because you are prejudiced against them.
Load More Replies...it is illegal to ban "blacks" from stores. i see no reason why gay people should be excluded from the same protections. both are brutally treated and misinformation/slander given to their kind. and in my experience its done by the same people for roughly the same reasons.
Load More Replies...But people should NOT have the right to not let a certain type of people buy merchandise from their store due to race, religion AND a sexuality. I'm only offended because this asswipe deems that one type of person is better than the other. He is literally throwing out profit like the scum he is. Maybe you should get off the internet before throwing your idiotic opinion everywhere.
Load More Replies...*Your. And you need to capitalize 'So' Who's the f*****g idiot now asswipe? Moron.
Load More Replies...Also none of your business so why not just carry on with your pathetic opinions but use inside voice?
Load More Replies...I take it then that god's OK with guys telling untruths to women, but not to other guys. Seems a tad hypocritical to me...
Load More Replies...Uhm... And how does he check who's homosexual and who isn't? It's not like gays have it written on their forehead. Does he ask each customer? In this case, even the heteroest of heterosexuals can get puzzled at such a random question at a freaking hardware store. Like "Hello, how much is that new Nvidia GTX 1180 GPU?", "Are you gay?"
This man is obsessed with consenting adults' sexual activity and like anyone with a tortured relationship with food, he has a sick, sick, unhealthy preoccupation with sex.
Load More Replies...I'm more offended by the poor spelling in the "Smile your on camera" sign. Instant boycott!
To be fair, there's more than one reason why people can't spell - dyslexia or poor education for example. I wouldn't criticise someone with those problems. Being a blatant homophobe is in a much worse category.
Load More Replies...Easy, he notice us because of our rainbow gloriole and queere behaviore, if you really gay you just cant help youself 😉😂
Load More Replies...“We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone who would violate our rights of freedom of speech & freedom of religion.” The gays are violating your rights how? You can still say you don't like them, and they are not preventing you from being Christain. I hope you also refuse to serve single mothers, divorcees, anybody who had premarital sex etc. Your shop will be lonely.
Better yet, he's violating THEIR First Amendment rights to freedom of association.
Load More Replies...scum like this is a large reason why our country is torn and broken. the same people like him will hate on someone for race/religion/or gender. and yet while we have protections and enforcement in place for those 3 things. why can we not have federal laws and protections against people like HIM passing prejudice on gay people?
Because that's not how it works (etc). Sadly, he can be a huge a*****e, and he has the right to say things we don't agree with. That is the ESSENCE of thought exchange. Because without that, we all think alike in a huge echo chamber, and we get thought police and newspeak. We do have federal rules, for government institutions... but not for private businesses (the latter being optional to deal with). And we don't need them, because, people like him are relics, representative of a small, thankfully fading minority.
Load More Replies...he has to right to do so... but we also has the right to stop shopping there and run that business to the ground! i do my part since i don't shop there... also i'm way up north... in Canada... :-)
Shame boycotting him from the UK won't do any good. :-(
Load More Replies...I believe the FSB said that to Donald Trump when he was in Russia ("smile, urine camera...")
Load More Replies...Does he turn away obese people? Gluttony is a sin. Proverbs 23: 20-21 Does he turn away unwedded mothers? That's a sin too. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 I bet he loves football! Well touching a "pigs hide" is a sin too. Deuteronomy 14:8 How about people with tattoos? They're sinners too. Leviticus 19:28 Women are wearing short skirts/dresses? oh no no 1 Timothy 2:9 I could go on...This man cherry picks his beliefs and fails to follow the others. He's a hypocrite plain and simple and is a POOR example of a Christian.
Don't forget clothing of mixed fibres and stoning his daughter to death if she disobeys him...
Load More Replies...Using your freedom of speech to silence others. Kinda contradicts itself don't you think? Reminds me of a book...
No, the science is settled, we agreed! ;) ... odd how this works. I have no problem if that store goes out of business. We have a right not to shop there.
Load More Replies...I hate when people bring "god" into their arguments. It is not a feasible reason to argue one way or another since no one can prove this "god" exists
and since many people do not believe in god or the same god or the same interpretation of god's words or works
Load More Replies...How does being transgender make you a sexual predator?? What a stupid little back water hillbilly. Jesus himself loved all, no mater what their past. He really needs to learn he's working for Satan, not God.
I'm so sick and tired of people using the excuse of protecting women to bash on others
Load More Replies...He is probably gay himself and frustrated that no one in his community will accept him if he comes out. To have this much anger towards certain people means there is something there. Either way he is stupid and ignorant and I wouldn’t even entertain his actions.
Probably, it's actually proven that homophobes are more likely to be closeted gays who can't deal with it
Load More Replies...Next time someone asks me why I'm an atheist I'll show them this guy
Also that there’s no evidence to support the existence of spirits or gods.
Load More Replies...Yup. Jesus hung out with prostitutes, lepers, money lenders, adulterers--everyone who was rejected and alone.
Load More Replies...The Southern Baptists are a special blend of racism & bigotry. Remember they are in Big D this week at tear big convention. The head of the big central church is the same disgusting pig that supports trump & raised millions for his palace downtown. They all are sick, twisted people.
Ugh, is that a gun on his belt? Everything about this screams uneducated, inbred hillbilly.
Yeah. I have been looking through the comments to see how many people noticed the guy was open carrying, and you're the first one I've seen.
Load More Replies...why would it bother him what consenting adults do unless he is uncomfortable about his own sexuality?
Load More Replies...This is the most stupid thing. GAYS ARE HUMANS! You aren't going to be able to tell if someone's gay by the way they walk through the door. But why would they? This guy is a horrible person. I wish this was the only case of this but so many people around the world are homophobes and it makes no sense to me. Also learn how to spell you're.
Remember that bible verse saying not to judge people? I guess that guy conveniently didn't remember that one
There are MANY. In many countries. The powerful few are constantly trying to make their bigotry into law and norm, as the rest of us are fighting to make the point that bigotry is bad for civilization.
Load More Replies...I say this as a deeply deeply progressive, deeply liberal, deeply atheist person: Liberals, we need to get our s**t together. The bigot makes me angry too, and if he dropped dead, the world would surely be better off. But writing on Yelp won’t do s**t. His bigotry didn’t backfire. He got bad yelp reviews from people like us but other bigots will now be more compelled to support him. If what this guy is doing is illegal then a legal route should be pursued. If it’s legal then giving him even more attention will not help. It will only make us more angry and powerless.
Completely agree. We really screwed up on that last election.
Load More Replies...You should see Yelp. There are so many pictures of gay men on there, you'd think that "hard"ware was the porn name of a gay bar. His website is also "under construction." Hopefully that means the group that hosts his webpage pulled the plug.
Hateful man. Why do you even care what other people do outside of your shop? Why are you so afraid? Because, let's face it, most hatred is based on fear.
I freely admit to disliking him. If I did hate him, at least it would be for the reason he is hurting others who do him no harm. He has no reason for his hatred.
Load More Replies...I’ll be sure to let my boss’s wife know she’s not welcome there - her first name is Gay... (and she’s straight)
Unfortunately, like every other group, the idiotic, hateful minority makes it to the news, influencing the opinions of those in other groups against them. Meanwhile, the MAJORITY of those in that group are living quite, peaceful, harmonic lives with their neighbors. But those people never make the news.
These so-called religious nuts, that think they know the Bible, obviously have NEVER read the Bible! No where in the original manuscripts of the Bible is there any mention of gays or homosexuals! That wasn't placed into the Bible until the King James translation. The Island of Lesbos was known for having homosexuals during the time of Jesus. This is where the name Lesbian originated from. Jesus never mentioned it, nor condemned it! Also, in the story of the Centurion coming to Jesus, asking Him to heal his manservant. The translation for manservant can mean either 'lover' or 'servant'. Yet, Jesus exclaims, No greater faith in all the kingdom have I found. Another point to make is this. If you eat meat, you are not following God's original plan. Eating meat is a result of sin. The Garden of Eden was vegan! Genesis 1:29. So, eating meat is lacking in the knowledge of God!
Yet another POS Baptist. Hands up who wants to open a better hardware store across the street from him, cover it in rainbow flags, and undercut his prices by 15%?
Posts like this increase my aversion to this thing called ‘religion’ even more, and more......and more.
Jeffrey Amyx 1527 GEORGE, JEFFERSON CITY, TN, 37760 8179 HIGHWAY 131, WASHBURN, TN, 37888 134 PO BOX, WASHBURN, TN, 37888 Owner at Jeffrey Lynn Amyx (865) 497-3828 (865) 497-3828
I hope you vote and have shared, with your fellow Tennessee residents, your distaste with this business owner's politics.
Load More Replies...He's a disgusting piece of c**p, who should be ashamed to call himself a minister and who probably idealizes trump. I can say that views like this in backwoods TN are unfortunately common however.
That last comment made me laugh out loud! Darn right, too! Silly man. He's SURROUNDED by gays and bisexuals and doesn't even know it!
It's guys like this that make the majority of Christians look bad. The word "Christian" means "little Christ"--we're supposed to do as He did. Christianity--this guy's doing it all wrong. :-(
Oh bless! This is soooo cute, lol! I can't believe people are actually THAT f*****g stupid. How does he survive in this day and age? One can only hope that with an IQ not dissimilar to his own produce, he trips on a loose floorboard, tumbles into a shelf of corrosive wood stain, stands on a rake that whacks him in the head, spins around into the lighting section and that the crushed class causes him to fall down the cellar stairs into a rusty hacksaw and a barrel of nails. Twat. Right for working in a ha
The hand written note that looks like a child did it is the most unprofessional way to post a sign - especially if you're trying to climb out of a hole you put yourself in... Ugh, some people just need to be put in their own little place, away from all those they seek to hurt.
Looks like children signed it as well. Which is very sad.
Load More Replies...The only people who could enter and violate is freedom of speech or religion is a government official, because these freedoms are freedom from the government restricting their rights. If I tell someone to shut up when I don't like what they are saying, I am not (I CAN NOT) be violating their right to free speech. Talk about a lack of education in this country! Yet, these people think nothing of it that there are government employees in Florida who are told BY THE GOVERNMENT that they can't say "climate change" or "global warming". Can't say it....clear and terrifying violation of free speech. Never hear a peep about it from these radical Christian fundamentalists.
This is just awful...I live in Central TN. & it makes me ashamed... some of my neighbors are like this... very begoted in the name of Christianity... I'm just glad that I didn't grow up here !
I reckon the only way he could tell if a fella was gay would be to offer them a blowie and if they accept he can throw them out after he finished .
No gays huh? I suppose he won't want a gay waiter so he's not going to be eating at any restaurants anytime soon. And he'd better learn to cut his own hair.
Wow... what an AMAZING way to go out of business. I mean most folk would just sell up or have a sale or something, but no, he's going all balls out of the bath, hit me with your best shot, bat s**t crazy. And God made him in his image? I think God would give a hard pass on that one.
I'm straight, but I think it would be interesting to dress up as a "stereotypical" gay guy and go shopping there. I'm betting that I would get kicked out just because of how I'm dressed, not because I'm actually gay. Conversely, I wonder how many gays have shopped there already and gotten away with it because they not being overt about their sexuality. I wonder if he know that not everyone runs around yelling, "OMG, look at me! I'm totally gay!" and waves a pride flag around.
Gay people have to stand outside with the 'Blacks, dogs, women and Irishmen'. We'll catch up with you in a few decades
Come on guys, behind him in the photo is a sign that says, "SMILE Your on Camera". Anyone who has such a minimal grasp of very simple grammar can't be expected to entertain more complex thoughts. The man is obviously an idiot.
I know it's bad practice to reply to your own comments, but I've just noticed that another of the signes on his store is derogatory to trans people. Now I feel sorry for the guy. He's obviosuly missing a chromosome or four. Bless his little cotton socks.
Load More Replies...This guy is clearly an idiot. Why is it that these redneck preacher-types are the most hateful and judgemental people? How do they justify hatred and prejudice through religion? It’s so disgusting!
The handwriting on the "support board" is mostly the same. He just wrote names of people he knows.
Not "mostly". There ARE definitely people who wrote in their spouse / children's names in the same handwriting, but they aren't the majority of the names. They're just inflating the existing, mostly unique, signatures.
Load More Replies...He has the right to be a prick but others have the right to not spend there money there.
It defies my comprehension how Jeff Amyx, a hardware store owner who is also a Baptist minister can call himself a man of God. He's going to have a very difficult time, if not an impossible time getting past St Peter's Gates because all he's doing is all nicely recorded. He's enjoying the attention now but he's not gonna be so happy when he has to answer what he has done. Burn Baby... burn!
Boss: WHY TF WERENT YOU AT WORK TODAY?! Gay employee: Your sign said No Gays Allowed, Dickwad.
Okay, in the very first picture where he is standing outside in front of his "store" there is a sign that says" Smile Your On Camera". I am no English major or anything like that but shouldn't it read, "Smile You're on camera"? Stupid, stupid, stupid. Who would by a sign that has a misspelling in it? Oh yeah... a HOMOPHOBE!
Did anyone else see the sign against transgender people? I'm a demiboy and born female. AND I'M FREAKING AROMANTIC!
Btw Aromantic: having no interest in or desire for romantic relationships
Load More Replies...how does he even know who is gay? does he just guess? i feel like he would just think EVERYONE was gay and go out of business. what a terrible example of Christianity and of the country in general
Oh my god. People like this f*****g p**s me off. I'm female and bisexual, so I have a plan for something I would love to do. Yes, I have a girlfriend. The signs only say no gays, right? Bisexual and gay are two different words. So technically I'm not violating the rules. I also want to say I have nothing against gays, and am totally supportive of my LGBTQ peers. I mean this as a joke and to infuriate the guy who made these rules.
Where am I going to get hardware supplies for my big gay treehouse party?
I think it would actually be great if everyone would be so blatent about their beliefs. That way we know exactly who all the a******s are and we can be sure to avoid them.
I don't know why he needs to keep "the gays" out of his store, similar to the guy who wouldn't bake a wedding cake for a gay couple, we come in contact with people all day who believe differently , you can treat them like everyone else, and life goes on...doesn't mean you support their views..or will go to hell...😑
How difficult it must be to have a constant stream of man-lovin' running through your head so much you have to cover public walls proclaiming how much it grosses you out. Poor fella just needs some conversion therapy to get true with his deepest desires.
The only entity that can violate his freedom of speech and his freedom of religion is Congress, not a civilian customer. The First and Second Amendments prohibit Congress from doing anything to constrain those rights. I must say that I fully understand why any self-respecting business owner would like to bar Congresscritters from his store.
Right. The rest of us can call him an a*****e to his face.....and many will.
Load More Replies...I like his other sign "Smile your on camera." It's "you're" you redneck moron!
I consider myself a Christian (although my ex-husband would probably disagree). I've always believed we should love one another as we love ourselves. This man must hate himself quite a bit.
It is evident to say now thankfully that religion IS NOT spiritually in any essence. The simple fact that one can try to ‘bluff’ as someone who is of goodness ,just shows clearly what lies & absolute deciept ‘that mind’ of his has. Sadly he is not likely to be forgiven in this reality realm for many who are indeed smart, did this by consistent challenges that never finish past general education. Those in truth of balance would never overstep the universal law of being mindful, no matter what their spirituality guides them to want to ‘be’ of clear graciousness... again sadly most would agree the incredible lack of ones own personal teachings only shows the ‘dumb’ element of this individual ~ scary is how many that might follow this abuse as some strange twisted form of ‘good behavior ‘, then execute thier fellow beautiful diverse customer-ship~ for the possiblity of this Individual having any sensors working correctly is lil’ to Nil, thus some warning sign is required to AVOID.
I think every business should post their prejudices loud and proud. "We don't serve gays" "We don't serve blacks" "We don't serve Mexicans" "We don't serve anyone who doesn't speak only English in our establishment" "We don't serve mixed race couples" "We don't serve anyone who expresses hateful comments. Keep it to yourself."
Few days back I tried to post my point of view on this XTian idiot's take on what God's law was really about, I wanted to remind him that the Bible was NOT written by God but written by MAN with all of man's prejudices and whacked views like stoning one's own children ... you know, s**t like that... but alas I was greeted with the dreaded "Active Cleanup Alert" notification. Folks that take the bible literally need help. I'm as spiritual as they come but I don't take "the written word" in the context that some folks take it. It was written eons ago too, I'm sure if a new bible were written today it would be worded QUITE differently and most of these haters wouldn't have anything to stand on but their own black hearts.
He's also illiterate. Check out the "your on camera sign" over his right shoulder
Thanks for giving us Christians a bad name. Geez..... I really hope no one stereotypes all baptists like this asshat....
Why don't you christians take care of your own? Why do us secularists have to band together and do it for you?
Load More Replies...I really can't think of anything to say--THAT is how disturbing this is. Is this dude still breathing? Just sayin
What really outrages me is this person calls him self a man of God, a minister at that! Christianity literally means to be Christ like. Jesus earned his followers with his love, compassion, and openness. He didn't care if someone was dirty, gay, or a prostitute. He treated all the same. From this kindness he earned followers. I wonder, does his church prevent gays from going? Does he understand in his ignorant mind that what he's doing is everything against Christianity? The reason Chick fi let is so successful because it welcomes everyone in it's doors. They might oppose gay marriage, which is their right to do, but they don't turn them away. They don't protest outside the chapels. This is why I turned away from religion. People like this. If this is how you treat people you're ruining the Christian name. You'll be burning in hell just like the sexual predators you obsess over. Ps your sign is wrong. it's YOU'RE*
I'm sure his antics gain him some customers that think like he does, but they are on the wrong side of history and progress. I don't need to see his stupid t-shirt or face to know that I would never spend any of my money at his store. It doesn't really matter what people say online, what matters is where you spend money. Anyone who isn't from 1750 is going to shop elsewhere
HOW can this man claim to be a man of god, by being baptist/christian? I'm not religious, nor am I LGBT+, but I am an advocate for the LGBT+ community, and I thought Jesus wanted us to love on another, and that is part of what he tried to teach people. Apparently, some just don't get it, even with the influx of bibles and religious quotes found in his hardware store. And HOW is someone who is gay 'violating his right to religion'?! HOW?!! I hope this pathetic loser finds himself on a very very long, dark, deserted backroad one freakishly stormy night, with no cellphone signal, a pregnant wife with twins IN LABOR, and TWO FLAT TIRES, and that a gay man or lesbian drives by in a truck, with brand new tires in the bed, just the size he needs!-- and slows down, sees the problem and the a**hole waving them down for help, and they put the pedal to the metal and burn rubber in this jerks face!!!! It would be such karmic bliss!
The bad, pseudo-Christians get more coverage than the good ones. If you judge all by some, you are a bigot.
So why don't all the Christians stop this guy from making them look bad...?
Load More Replies...Just cause you wear the jersey doesn't mean you play for the team. They minister is working the hate of the dark side rather than love.
Looks like ministers like to work the back side of little boys and girls.
Load More Replies...It's his right to post these things, it's your right not to shop there. I think people need to just relax and co-exist. Who gives a c**p if the guy posts a sign, it's a sign, that's it.
Oh he can say whatever he wants but then there are consequences and I can bet you whatever that he took that sign down because most people will avoid that shop like fire, straight or gay.
Load More Replies...What do rights have to do with your observation of comment voting here?
Load More Replies...Why would he give away free diapers? He needs them for himself. (Also I don't even get what idea you're trying to convey here? If anyone's a baby it's the straight man who cries because a gay person can get married)
Load More Replies...Ok first of all, you can't even spell. Also, you are definitely suffering from some form of moderate mental retardation because I lost brain cells reading this (ex of one of the dumbest parts: "I'm not homofobic person but homosexuality simply disgust me" that makes you homophobic d******d) also, change his life for the better? The only way he can do that is by deciding not to hate people for things they can't change. You ARE a homophobic c**t by the way. Nobody screams that they're gay unless you're trying to describe pride, which I can explain if you want. You've never spoken to a gay person don't lie, the isn't even a homo vs. straight conflict so idk what you're talking about there and lastly don't say you're not homophobic and then use th phrase "f*ck you stupid homo"
Load More Replies...If you cannot serve anyone who walks in your doors, get out of business. Refuse disruptive people, sure, but they aren't disruptive just because you are prejudiced against them.
Load More Replies...Your fellow drooling nose miner idiot cousin, too?
Load More Replies...Bullying the bully. At least we have a reason to dislike him, he chose to be hateful. Gay people didn't chose to be gay and he deserves to lose his business, pointless hate shouldn't be tolerated anymore
Load More Replies...If you cannot serve anyone who walks in your doors, get out of business. Refuse disruptive people, sure, but they aren't disruptive just because you are prejudiced against them.
Load More Replies...it is illegal to ban "blacks" from stores. i see no reason why gay people should be excluded from the same protections. both are brutally treated and misinformation/slander given to their kind. and in my experience its done by the same people for roughly the same reasons.
Load More Replies...But people should NOT have the right to not let a certain type of people buy merchandise from their store due to race, religion AND a sexuality. I'm only offended because this asswipe deems that one type of person is better than the other. He is literally throwing out profit like the scum he is. Maybe you should get off the internet before throwing your idiotic opinion everywhere.
Load More Replies...*Your. And you need to capitalize 'So' Who's the f*****g idiot now asswipe? Moron.
Load More Replies...Also none of your business so why not just carry on with your pathetic opinions but use inside voice?
Load More Replies...I take it then that god's OK with guys telling untruths to women, but not to other guys. Seems a tad hypocritical to me...
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