Posted on Dec 5, 2017
Supreme Court hears same-sex marriage cake case
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That man owns that business…he has the right to decide who he provides service too. The only reason they made a stink is they wanted money, they coukd have used another bakery.
Supreme Court hears same-sex marriage cake case
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Private businesses should be able to run their businesses as they see fit. No one would have an issue with this if he had refused to make a cake for a KKK wedding. Why not? Members of the KKK have every right to have their beliefs just like gay people do. We DO NOT need the government fixing all our problems. We can take care of these at our level. If enough people don't like the way a business is run, the business will suffer. At that point they can either change it or go out of business. The NFL is experiencing this as we speak. We should be pushing the government away from our personal issues, not dragging it into them.
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SSgt Gary Andrews
In your example....I suspect the KKK would also sue if they were refused service.....or any other group that felt they were being denied something that everyone else is able to access. How about if the baker was a pacifist and refused to serve veterans....how would you feel in being turned away?
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MAJ (Join to see)
SSgt Gary Andrews - It would suck. And then I'd go find another baker. I might even go so far as to tell others about that particular business so that they could avoid it if they so chose. Once again, if enough people feel the same as me, the business will go away. If not, I'll have to use another bakery.
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Simply put, religious freedom. I would wager money that if it were any other religion then Christianity refusing to do it never would have made it pass the front door
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MSgt Michael Bischoff
Not true:
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 explicitly prohibits businesses from refusing service to patrons on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 explicitly prohibits businesses from refusing service to patrons on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin.
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The key here, IMV, is that what was being requested was not an "off-the-shelf" product ... but a custom wedding cake ... not an ordinary baked good. Operative word ... "custom". If it had been an off-the-shelf product, there is no question in my mind but what it should have (and would have) been provided. The question then becomes whether the government can compel an artistic performance ... against an artist's personal beliefs. I don't think so ... but it will be an interesting SCOTUS decision.
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MAJ (Join to see)
From what I've read before, the business owner did in fact offer them an off-the-shelf item.
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