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I'm not sure many Christian establishments would make such a statement in refusing to bake a cake for a "gay wedding". Many people who are buying wedding cakes were living together and fornicating out of wedlock, or entering into marriages that are completely secular and therefore no different that a gay marriage. As far as I'm concerned for a true Christian to even be in the business means they're putting themselves in a position where they're compromising their own (supposed) faith -- the wedding industry is based completely on vanity and superficial pride. I think in most cases the real grounds for refusing would be concerns about the clients requesting certain imagery that the baker would consider obscene.
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Originally Posted by ChevySpoons
Customer: Can you bake a wedding cake for my gay wedding on Saturday?
Baker: No. Homosexuality is an abhorrent practice, and it goes against God's word. We won't deal with gay wedding cakes.
There's nothing to it. It's just that, if someone labels me a "gay rights activist" (according to very loose definition that emerged from the discussion between Natnasci and Zoisite), then I don't fit the usual phenotype.
Actually I don't even know what the usual 'phenotype' is for a gay rights activist anymore.. There used to be a time when it was very necessary and very apparent but in the society of today the lines are so much more blurred. Do you really think most of the gays in a pride parade in Montreal or Toronto are 'activists' anymore.. Not so much!
I think any business anywhere in canada should have the right to refuse anyone who does not have a right mind or could.... or may cause a disturbance in my business. And I would put up a sign to say so and to warn people of this and that is could happen.
My sign would be this:
ANYONE that enters this establishment can and will be removed if deemed dangerous, harmful physically or mentally to person working here Be repsectful and courteous at ALL times. zero tolerance.
I think any business anywhere in canada should have the right to refuse anyone who does not have a right mind or could.... or may cause a disturbance in my business. And I would put up a sign to say so and to warn people of this and that is could happen.
My sign would be this:
ANYONE that enters this establishment can and will be removed if deemed dangerous, harmful physically or mentally to person working here Be repsectful and courteous at ALL times. zero tolerance.
You would have to be a lot more discreet and practical in your wording. If you put up a sign that says what you posted above you wouldn't have ANY business at all. People would walk in the door, take one look at that threatening sign and turn around and leave immediately. They would think there is something mentally wrong with the person working there, that he is paranoid and a poor judge of character and that he may be unpredictable and pose a danger to the customers. You should rethink the way you would want to word your sign if you want to attract customers, not frighten them away.
I think any business anywhere in canada should have the right to refuse anyone who does not have a right mind or could.... or may cause a disturbance in my business. And I would put up a sign to say so and to warn people of this and that is could happen.
My sign would be this:
ANYONE that enters this establishment can and will be removed if deemed dangerous, harmful physically or mentally to person working here Be repsectful and courteous at ALL times. zero tolerance.
Are you able to read and judge people's minds? A business may kick out anyone acting improperly or is impaired. Not even sure what right mind means, the correct political stance, no mental illness, n9t mentally handicapped, the correct gender?
Kicking out a customer on the basis that their mind is less than normal, say a Downs syndrome person is and should be illegal unless they personally cause any problems.
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