I
recently made a post which you may read here,
in which I explained why I would no longer be utilizing GoFundMe in
an attempt to raise funds for my cataract surgery.
Now
it seems that GoFundMe has deleted yet another campaign. This
time for a Christian florist, Arlene’s Flowers, a Washington state
flower shop that also faces a fine for refusing to provide flower
arrangements for a gay couple’s wedding.
GoFundMe
has also changed their terms of service (according to an article on
TheWashington Post online)
to now exclude “campaigns
in defense of formal charges or claims of heinous crimes, violent,
hateful, sexual or discriminatory acts”.
As
GoFundMe has decided to exclude those Christians who have been
persecuted by the elements that GoFundMe apparently fears, I have
decided that I will not personally contribute to any
fund raising efforts made by any group or individual that chooses to
utilize GoFundMe.
If
GoFundMe can exclude persecuted Christians, than this Christian will
exclude GoFundMe as well.
