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So I guess discrimination lives on as something folks can legally do. What's to stop me from refusing to work with someone of a different race or gender becaus
by craftyguy 8y ago
So I guess discrimination lives on as something folks can legally do.
What's to stop me from refusing to work with someone of a different race or gender because I believe in some religion that says those other people aren't people and are evil?
Setting precedence to allow people to fuck over other people and hide behind a religion, which can proclaim just about any arbitrary non-violent thing and be 'protected', seems very very wrong.
Also, SCOTUS, where's your commerce clause now? Why does this not apply?
- knubie 8y ago> What's to stop me from refusing to work with someone What's to stop me from refusing to work with someone of a different race or gender because I believe in some religion that says those other people aren't people and are evil? You would probably be fired, or not hired at all.
- craftyguy 8y agoEh, you missed the point. Replace 'work with' with 'serve' or whatever. This ruling empowers business owners as much as anyone else to refuse service based on sexual preference.
- PurpleBoxDragon 8y agoBut it doesn't because the courts made a limited ruling that doesn't set a strong standard either way. It also applies to the service provided, not to whom is served. A bakery that refuses to sell any cakes to a gay couple is going to have a much worse time in court than a bakery refusing to make a gay wedding cake, but even in the latter case, assuming a lower court doesn't repeat the same mistakes made in this case, the Supreme Court may still rule against the baker.