Joe Penovich, the owner of Grills Seafood Deck and Tiki Bar in Cape Canaveral, Florida, is yanking Budweiser and Bud Light from his seafood restaurant chain’s shelves after Anheuser-Busch hooked up with transgender Dylan Mulvaney for an ad campaign that goes against his Christian principles.

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“I am disgusted by what you have done and what you are doing. You are the one causing this division and anger in our society. You are responsible for making some of the gay community think Grills does not welcome them. And you knew EXACTLY what you were doing when you launched this campaign. How could you not? ‘Good ole boy beer…meets Dylan Mulvaney? Hmm. Let’s see what that does to the country.’ NOBODY is that stupid,” Penovich angrily wrote in an open letter to Anheuser-Busch on Facebook.

“This goes way beyond transgenderism. This wasn’t a marketing mistake. Your corporation knew the fire storm they would ignite in this country but chose to do it anyway. I pray all our eyes are opened as to why,” he continued.

The owner then informed the progressive company that Budweiser is no longer welcome in his establishments.

“Our current plan is to eliminate Bud and Bud Light from our locations and replace it with a locally brewed, much higher quality Pilsner. Reference to all other Anheuser-Bush brands will be eliminated. This includes but is not limited to all promotional items such as umbrellas, neon lights, coasters, and apparel. Grills Restaurants and Sunrise Marina will not co-sponsor or seek endorsement from Anheuser-Busch for any local events, such as fishing and golf tournaments that we have jointly promoted for nearly three decades,” Penovich vowed.

“We are going to pray deeply about whether we should vaporize all your brands and corporate corruption from all our restaurants and shift to all locally brewed beer. Decision pending,” he added.

He then went on to explain that he cannot brook with mutilating children and his faith indicates to him there is a much darker agenda at play.

“To the gay and trans community. We do love you and all of us have close friends or family who are gay and some who are considering this option. There is no judgment in my heart towards you. Life has delt us all a different hand I have no explanation for the pain some have endured. I care about you, and I know it’s been a tough ride for many,” the seafood chain owner told the LGBTQ community.

“But I cannot believe surgically altering a human body is the best form of suicide prevention we have available. Is this really the best option the AMA (American Medical Association) has for a child or young adults? If it is, then it’s time to look somewhere else. But my Biblical faith tells me there is something much deeper and darker than bad medical and psychiatric care,” he asserted.

Penovich passionately spoke out in defense of children and keeping their bodies from being surgically altered.

“Transgenderism is reaching younger and younger children, now under the veil of sports urgency. It does irreversible damage to young bodies before their own minds can make adult decisions about that choice. NOBODY should take that right away from a developing child. There ARE dark hearted, profiteering ‘medical’ corporations using mind control ‘affirmation’ techniques, to profit from 300K alterations of perfectly healthy children. That to me is the epitome of evil and Anheuser-Busch Corporation is clearly in partnership with it. I will not align with that in any way,” he adamantly stated.

“To the community at large. Thank you so much for the support over the years and I am grateful for so many words of encouragement and prayers now. Let’s remember Dylan Mulvaney and anyone who doesn’t agree with this position is not our enemy. As Christians we need to pray in fear and trembling instead of screaming in rage and anger or we gravely miss the mark of love we were called to exhibit,” Penovich said.

Many supported Penovich’s move, telling the media that they would be customers “forever” because of his stance. Others attacked him, claiming they couldn’t wait until a “business closed” sign showed up on his door.

Another post by the owner earlier in the week clarified his position after he was accused of being anti-gay. He explained that the chain “made the decision to remove Bud Light because of their support of something that is in direct opposition to our Biblical faith. There is no judgement in our heart concerning those who believe in these rapidly changing social values. But there is a lie being levied that we and other Christians hate Dylan Mulvaney and the gay community. Nothing could be further from the truth in our hearts and minds.”

 

Obviously, Penovich is not doing this for publicity. He doesn’t want his face plastered in the media. The man appears to be a devout Christian intent on standing by the principles rooted in his faith.

 

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