{"id":4108,"date":"2016-06-20T21:50:38","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T20:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gspellchecker.com\/?p=4108"},"modified":"2016-06-20T21:52:52","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T20:52:52","slug":"wegmans-bakery-apologises-for-refusing-ex-muslim-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gspellchecker.com\/2016\/06\/wegmans-bakery-apologises-for-refusing-ex-muslim-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Wegmans Bakery Apologises For Refusing ‘ex-Muslim Cake’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I love the fearless work Ex-Muslims of North America<\/a> are doing to promote human rights and provide support for minorities within minorities. I\u2019ve especially enjoyed the pleasure of speaking to members of their executive board Sarah Haider<\/a> and Muhammad Syed<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As reported over at exmna.org<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Wegmans, a chain of 89 grocery stores, refused to bake and decorate a cake for a private celebration for those who have left the faith of Islam.<\/p>\n

The request included a picture of the Ex-Muslims of North America (EXMNA) name and logo, with a caption of \u201cCongratulations on 3 years!\u201d, but was refused by an associate from the Fairfax branch of the popular chain, stating that the request was \u201coffensive\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Below is the EXMNA logo:<\/p>\n

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As you can see, there\u2019s nothing there which would usually set of the offense brigade such as depictions of Muhammad, or slogans critical of the religion for instance. Exception appears to have been taken to the mere mention of \u2018Ex-Muslim\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m shocked by the denial,\u201d said Muhammad Syed, the president of EXMNA. \u201cThere is nothing about our name or logo that can be considered offensive to any reasonable individual. There are some, however, who take our very existence as an affront to their faith, and to them I have only this to say: We have every right to exist and be proud of who we are, and we won\u2019t back down.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

After this story hit the internet, many an outraged humanist vented their dissatisfaction in the direction of Wegmans\u2019 Twitter<\/a> page which resulted in an apology.<\/p>\n

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@TheHornGuy<\/a>:Sam, @Wegmans<\/a> is very sorry about this, and we will address it w\/our store and the customer. We should have made the cake.<\/p>\n

— Wegmans Food Markets (@Wegmans) June 20, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n