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No one is forcing the baker to marry someone of the same sex. So, your Muslim forced to eat pork analogy doesn't work. If selling cakes is against the bakers religion, then I suggest he not sell cakes, but since he does sell cakes, he can not refuse to sell them based on protected classes. If you have a problem with the laws of the state, then fight to get them repealed. Until such time as that happens, the baker has to follow the law.
The baker is being forced to make a profit off of a sinful action. Now insert whatever activity that you find wrong or offensive and think if you would feel comfortable putting money in your pocket by assisting in the event. From my perspective, God would not approve and certainly not bless my business.
The fact that you keep running back to "it's the law" shows that you have no real argument here. The argument is whether or not the law is just and good for society.
When I was a teenager in 1963 Biloxi, MS people were saying the same thing about black folks. And yes it was against the religion of some to treat black people equally. My grandfather was one that thought that way. They needed to be treated "fairly" but in their "place."
Do you see racial discrimination as somehow different from sexual orientation discrimination? You might say yes, but it wasn't that clear in the south in 1963. The elapse of time and the implementation of law to protect against racial discrimination has mitigated our views about racial discrimination today.
The gay community is exactly where the black community was in the late fifties/early sixties. The LGBT community needs its own MLK, Jr. to move along social acceptance of their culture.
Frankly, I will never understand it, but I won't oppose it and will treat members of that community just like I treat black folks----exactly like I want to be treated.
And one purpose of government is to stand up for minority groups when no one else will. God bless the USA.
Racial discrimination was eventually deemed irrational because one's physical appearance is irrelevant to one's behavior and moral character. However, sexual orientation, or sexuality, by definition has everything to do with one's behavior — and that we do have a right to judge. Our society has laws against incest, pedophilia, zoophilia and polygamy. Institutions have policies against intimacy between superiors and subordinates. And if a corporate executive embarrasses a company because of a sex scandal, he may be fired. These examples demonstrate the necessity of discriminating against sexual behavior deemed harmful, perverted or immoral.
The baker is being forced to make a profit off of a sinful action. Now insert whatever activity that you find wrong or offensive and think if you would feel comfortable putting money in your pocket by assisting in the event. From my perspective, God would not approve and certainly not bless my business.
The fact that you keep running back to "it's the law" shows that you have no real argument here. The argument is whether or not the law is just and good for society.
Then he shouldn't be a baker. Gluttony is one of the christian no-nos.
Also, no one seems to be able to answer this. Does the baker check the virginity of all brides, make sure all divorced people he makes cakes for are christian approved divorces, check the marital status of the parents for all birthday cakes for kids, etc?
If not he is being hypocritical in the application of his "religious beliefs" or he is just using his religious beliefs as an excuse to discriminate.
Please post your evidence of the bolded part. In general, you're operating on a false premise. Fewer people would admit being gay back then. That doesn't mean fewer people were.
according to a recent pew Research poll of all LGBT the only religion which the general public did not have higher religious identification numbers was Jewish.
according to a recent pew Research poll of all LGBT the only religion which the general public did not have higher religious identification numbers was Jewish.
Then he shouldn't be a baker. Gluttony is one of the christian no-nos.
Also, no one seems to be able to answer this. Does the baker check the virginity of all brides, make sure all divorced people he makes cakes for are christian approved divorces, check the marital status of the parents for all birthday cakes for kids, etc?
If not he is being hypocritical in the application of his "religious beliefs" or he is just using his religious beliefs as an excuse to discriminate.
How utterly paranoid. How about we just stick with the same legal situation we've had for 200+ years? You're free to practice your religion as you choose, but you can't use that practice to justify the breaking of any other laws.
but you can put in "laws" that ban all religious people from owning a bakery.
the first amendment protects religious people from such laws.
100%, and none of that gives you the right to break any other law.
give me an example of 1 potential law that is not allowed acording to your insane interpretation of the Constitution, that has nothing to do with a house of worship.
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