article_snippet: If I saw a restaurant owner refuse to serve a gay couple, I wouldn’t eat there anymore.'
article_snippet: What instead has come out is a message of exclusion, and that was not the intent.'
article_snippet: Indiana University law professor Deborah Widiss said the backlash is being fueled by the legalization of gay marriage and last year's Supreme Court ruling in a case that found Hobby Lobby and other closely held private businesses with religious objections could opt out of providing the free contraceptive coverage required by the Affordable Care Act.
article_snippet: The fallout continued over the weekend and into Monday.