{"id":84678,"date":"2024-10-11T11:43:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T04:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/?p=84678"},"modified":"2024-10-11T11:43:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T04:43:55","slug":"wisconsin-dairy-queen-puts-up-politically-incorrect-sign-owner-stands-by-his-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wisconsin-dairy-queen-puts-up-politically-incorrect-sign-owner-stands-by-his-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Dairy Queen Puts Up \u2018Politically Incorrect\u2019 Sign, Owner Stands By His Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The sign also mentions staff saying \u201cMerry Christmas,\u201d \u201cHappy Easter,\u201d and \u201cGod Bless America.\u201d The franchise owner, Kevin Scheunemann, defends the sign as a way to express support for values like faith and patriotism. The sign also notes the restaurant\u2019s appreciation for the flag and military veterans, offering free sundaes on Veterans Day.\n</p><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' wp-image-454 size-full src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/news-vm.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/10%5C/MTUzODYwMDg1Mjc3NzMwNTA3.webp%5C%22" sizes='\"auto,' srcset='\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MTUzODYwMDg1Mjc3NzMwNTA3.webp' https: alt='\"\"' width='\"634\"' height='\"483\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>Scheunemann hung the sign about four years ago in response to a customer complaint about Christian music. While it received little attention locally, it went viral after being posted on Facebook by a visitor from Oregon. The post sparked debates about the inclusivity of the message.\n</p><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' wp-image-455 size-full src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/news-vm.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/10%5C/MTUzODYwMDg1NTQ4MTMyMDQz.webp%5C%22" sizes='\"auto,' srcset='\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MTUzODYwMDg1NTQ4MTMyMDQz.webp' https: alt='\"\"' width='\"634\"' height='\"827\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>Local business owners and residents support Scheunemann\u2019s right to express his views, stating that it\u2019s also a customer\u2019s choice to enter or not. Some find the sign appropriate for the small community and appreciate the owner\u2019s transparency.\n</p><p>The sign has ignited discussions about freedom of expression, inclusivity, and the role of businesses in expressing personal beliefs.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>The sign also mentions staff saying \u201cMerry Christmas,\u201d \u201cHappy Easter,\u201d and \u201cGod Bless America.\u201d The franchise owner, Kevin Scheunemann, defends the sign as a way to express support for values like faith and patriotism. The sign also notes the restaurant\u2019s appreciation for the flag and military veterans, offering free sundaes on Veterans Day. Scheunemann hung &hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":84679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[670],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84678"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84680,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84678\/revisions\/84680"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}</p>