Thread: Indiana's Pence to sign bill allowing businesses to reject gay customers

Originally Posted by Blemonds

Yes indeed.

That's what cities and municipalities are doing now. They're telling people that if they don't operate their business in the way the city demands, even when doing so violates their consciences, they can't operate the business. Indiana and Mike Pence are avoiding that error

Well, I'm afraid you're going to be sadly disappointed - that ship has sailed.

As for the municipality discriminating, my point was not basic regulatory conditions to open and run a business but the municipality being able to say "you're a Christian, no store license for you" or "you're gay, no store license for you". Or simply having a city clerk say, "gee, there's something about you I don't like so no store license for you".

Originally Posted by JayDubya

Healthcare is a service. A privately owned hospital is absolutely a business.

There are public hospitals.

This is where your ideology is so out of touch with reality.

Originally Posted by Blemonds

Let's keep the context. The topic is about whether business SHOULD do something. It's about whether they should be allowed to do it

In a civilized society, they should not be allowed to do it. This is what prevents systemic oppression of people by people hijacking a religion for their own personal bigoted agendas.

Jesus wouldn't refuse service to sinners.

Originally Posted by JayDubya

That is not an argument.

I'm glad we agree.

Originally Posted by Blemonds

That is exactly what is happening in America. If you want to run your business according to your Christian beliefs, you can literally be forced out of business. That form of discrimination is celebrated by liberals all across America

B.S.

Those aren't Christian beliefs. Jesus didn't turn sinners away.