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Re: Colorado Judge: Bakery Owner discriminated against gay couple [W:113:123:292:647
There are things that are protected under the anti-discrimination laws. Those are not nearly as extensive as general public taste and individuality.
There's really no support for taking a moral position and hiding it under a religious belief. Because as I pointed out, if you were strictly follow your religious beliefs, you couldnt serve many people....a Catholic baker would not bake a wedding cake for someone getting remarried. You would not bake a cake for a barmitzpha. It's selective....and that's hypocritical IMO.
THere are many people I'd want to turn away, like adulterers. People that beat their kids or animals, goth people. But business isnt about making those moral judgements on your customers. And to hide behind religion to do it is cowardice and hypocritical IMO.
Not today, because trash as you and I may see it, can no longer be discriminated against because that means we have made a moral judgment. And under the discrimination laws in certain states that isn't allowed.
There are things that are protected under the anti-discrimination laws. Those are not nearly as extensive as general public taste and individuality.
There's really no support for taking a moral position and hiding it under a religious belief. Because as I pointed out, if you were strictly follow your religious beliefs, you couldnt serve many people....a Catholic baker would not bake a wedding cake for someone getting remarried. You would not bake a cake for a barmitzpha. It's selective....and that's hypocritical IMO.
THere are many people I'd want to turn away, like adulterers. People that beat their kids or animals, goth people. But business isnt about making those moral judgements on your customers. And to hide behind religion to do it is cowardice and hypocritical IMO.