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Re: Colorado Judge: Bakery Owner discriminated against gay couple [W:123]
Churches do not require business licenses that set guidelines for how they conduct their affairs (I didnt write 'business', because it's not, legally or technically)
I think that people acquiesce too easily when it comes to this stuff. The state already excludes churches from any requirement to perform gay marriages so, for all practical purposes, that precedent has already been set. Religious convictions are protected in that case but not when it comes to "public accommodations". Well, why not? Why does the church, protected by the same amendment as the baker, get a pass while the baker doesn't? Why is the baker no longer free to exercise his religious practices once he steps into the public domain? Furthermore, where is the harm caused to this couple? Was this the only bakery available to them? Were they prohibited from making their own cake because of the actions of this baker? If they were I don't see how.
Churches do not require business licenses that set guidelines for how they conduct their affairs (I didnt write 'business', because it's not, legally or technically)