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You don't prevent discrimination by writing laws to specifically allow discrimination.
If you can't operate a business because of your religious beliefs, DON'T OPEN A BUSINESS.
I know what you are getting at, but people do open businesses to provide a service or product, and even though it might not be evident, many of then do tend to specialize in a niche market.
Someone may own a record label that caters only to Christian music, or a daycare center that only caters to Lutherans, but to most people these businesses make it pretty evident who they cater to, other businesses are more vague.
For example, a person may teach ballet, waltz, ballroom and other forms of dancing. When a person comes wanting to be an instructor or take clogging lessons or break dancing and the owner turns them away. The owner may refuse to have anything to do with these forms of dance because she views clogging or break dancing as offensive and not true forms of dance.
If you know car nuts, some of them are so loyal to a brand of car they flat out refuse to work on some makes or models of car. You may have an auto mechanic who looks at your Toyota and says, "we don't service those," even though what you need done is generic to all cars.
And these examples would not be protected under something akin to the freedom of religion, and yet these types of businesses exist.
I know what you are getting at, but people do open businesses to provide a service or product, and even though it might not be evident, many of then do tend to specialize in a niche market.
Someone may own a record label that caters only to Christian music, or a daycare center that only caters to Lutherans, but to most people these businesses make it pretty evident who they cater to, other businesses are more vague.
For example, a person may teach ballet, waltz, ballroom and other forms of dancing. When a person comes wanting to be an instructor or take clogging lessons or break dancing and the owner turns them away. The owner may refuse to have anything to do with these forms of dance because she views clogging or break dancing as offensive and not true forms of dance.
If you know car nuts, some of them are so loyal to a brand of car they flat out refuse to work on some makes or models of car. You may have an auto mechanic who looks at your Toyota and says, "we don't service those," even though what you need done is generic to all cars.
And these examples would not be protected under something akin to the freedom of religion, and yet these types of businesses exist.
If a dance studio doesn't offer clogging, it doesn't have to offer clogging to anyone. If it does offer clogging then refusing people who want to learn how to clog is discrimination. No one is forcing a business to offer a service they don't already offer. A bakery makes cakes. No one is trying to force them to sell ribs, just sell the cakes that they decided they were in business to sell to the general public.
I know what you are getting at, but people do open businesses to provide a service or product, and even though it might not be evident, many of then do tend to specialize in a niche market.
Someone may own a record label that caters only to Christian music, or a daycare center that only caters to Lutherans, but to most people these businesses make it pretty evident who they cater to, other businesses are more vague.
For example, a person may teach ballet, waltz, ballroom and other forms of dancing. When a person comes wanting to be an instructor or take clogging lessons or break dancing and the owner turns them away. The owner may refuse to have anything to do with these forms of dance because she views clogging or break dancing as offensive and not true forms of dance.
If you know car nuts, some of them are so loyal to a brand of car they flat out refuse to work on some makes or models of car. You may have an auto mechanic who looks at your Toyota and says, "we don't service those," even though what you need done is generic to all cars.
And these examples would not be protected under something akin to the freedom of religion, and yet these types of businesses exist.
Your examples don't have a law to back them up.Not state sanctioned.
I think another state passed something similar to this last week so this must be a trend that is catching on. I agree with this bill that if you are a business owner and believe in and live by your faith that you should be able to refuse service to whoever you want.
Anyone should be able to choose who they associate with. This is as true for business owners as anyone else. Sould a black-owned "soul food" (if the term is still used) resturant be forced to serve a bunch of white patrons that come in wearing white sheets and pointy hats? For a small business where the owner is an intimate part of the company, it's a no brainer.
In a bigger company...it's more complicated. One corporation may be the major employer or have a monopoly of a particular business type in a smaller community.
For the most part...how is a business going to know if the customer is homo? If you go into a resturant and order, how do they know you are just same-sex friends vs lovers? Now, some businesses, by their nature, are part of an "event" that is...focused on the gender of those involved. Example...a straight girls having a bachlorette party hires a male stripper. Fine. Should that male stripper then be forced to perform for male homosexuals? Of course not. Should a caterer that is straight be forced to cater to a homo wedding? Of course not, they should have the right to pick who they associate with.
I just hope these businesses display a sticker in the window to that effect.
"I'm allowed to be a dick and discriminate".
That way, I'd know which businesses to avoid and I'm not even gay. Most people I know wouldn't shop there, either.
I just hope these businesses display a sticker in the window to that effect.
"I'm allowed to be a dick and discriminate".
That way, I'd know which businesses to avoid and I'm not even gay. Most people I know wouldn't shop there, either.
One of the democrats tried to get a notification amendment put in, but the republicans refused to allow it.
If you are going to discriminate based on your religious beliefs, you should be proud to display those religious beliefs to the world.
One of the democrats tried to get a notification amendment put in, but the republicans refused to allow it.
If you are going to discriminate based on your religious beliefs, you should be proud to display those religious beliefs to the world.
Seriously? So you're allowed to discriminate, but I'm not allowed to know you do so?
That's messed up.
If a dance studio doesn't offer clogging, it doesn't have to offer clogging to anyone. If it does offer clogging then refusing people who want to learn how to clog is discrimination. No one is forcing a business to offer a service they don't already offer. A bakery makes cakes. No one is trying to force them to sell ribs, just sell the cakes that they decided they were in business to sell to the general public.
Agreed, selling a product like food, it should not be used to impose discrimination on who eats it. But if I don't like Fords, or foreign made cars, I can refuse to work on your car even though I run an auto repair shop.
If I'm a fanatic member of PETA and own a photography studio, or a web design company, I can refuse to photograph or promote your hunting, killing or butchering of deer or bear. People can have a business opened to the public and still control the details and specifics of what those services entail.
Your examples don't have a law to back them up.Not state sanctioned.
What are you talking about? You could not have been any more vague then that.
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