08-22-2015, 11:28 PM
(08-22-2015, 11:20 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Of course it doesn't. Mostly because anti-discrimination laws do not keep anyone from practicing their religion. There has not been a single case where anyone has challenged this in court and has been able to satisfy the court that it has created an undue burden to their freedom of religion.
FWIW, I disagree with federal statutes in regards to anti-discrimination, especially for companies not necessarily engaged in interstate commerce.
I think people get caught up on the "gay" part of the equation and don't look at the "marriage" part in these types of cases, the SCOTUS included.
Now if a Christian baker refused to serve someone solely because they are gay, OKAY, although I still stand by my belief that a private business should have the right to refuse service to anyone.
But back to my point, refusing to serve someone because they are gay is different than refusing to make a wedding cake for a gay wedding.
This would be like a black guy going to a t-shirt maker and wanting him to make a t-shirt that read "kill all white people", and then suing the t-shirt maker for not serving him because he's black.
