apparently not
So courts have ruled that such laws are patently endorsing discrimination? Sounds like exactly what I've been saying. Why are you for this law again?
apparently i can't
I'll take a hypothetical example, since I'm sure you've thought of one at some point.
not comparable. there's no law or statute guaranteeing that gays have the right to get pizza for their wedding from anyone
There wasn't any law or statue guaranteeing that black people, women, Jews, and immigrants had the right to not be turned away by a business on the basis of their demographic up until the Civil Rights Act. Sounds like a flimsy argument.
who or what do you think a religious person is going to give precedent to their decisions to? some ordinance contrary to their religious values or their deity? when have i ever even argued that discriminating against anyone because they're not your favorite color is even an acceptable thing?
Sure seems like you're encouraging it since you're defending a law that encourages it (only this time with gays instead of blacks and immigrants).
why is it you think that giving a christian/muslim/whatever small businessperson a tight, rarely-used legal avenue to defend themselves in a discrimination lawsuit is more reprehensible than some gay couple having to walk to the next bakery to get a cake for their wedding?
Because why should they have a legal avenue to defend themselves if they
have committed discrimination? It should be a crime, and if you actually think that discrimination is wrong, you'll agree with me.
The law that was passed doesn't allow discrimination, just the choice of who to not offer service. It doesn't say the manager can go to work and beat up a gay kid because of religious freedom
Discrimination is treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit.
Where does it talk about violence? If you refuse to serve someone because of their loveual orientation, you are committing clear-cut discrimination.
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