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I'll bite - but first some caveats. I didn't follow the case and I'm only tangentially aware of it, I don't know who said what to whom and to how any of it is
by lvturner 7y ago
I'll bite - but first some caveats.
I didn't follow the case and I'm only tangentially aware of it, I don't know who said what to whom and to how any of it is handled. I can't say with 100% certainty knowing the full explanation of the case that I would side with either the Christian bakers or the customer.
However though, it should be within a business owners right to deny someone access to a paid service or good on essentially any grounds.
- kthejoker2 7y agoEven if that business receives public benefits (directly or otherwise)? Homosexuals pay taxes for streets and cops and electricity, under threat of violence. Using those taxpayer services to then deny some taxpayers the same service you provide others is the functioeconomical equivalent of slavery.
- beatgammit 7y agoOnly if it's directly receiving government funds or dealing on behalf of the government should there be any restriction on whom they serve. Most businesses don't directly receive government funds. For example, it should be illegal for a charter school to refuse to accept a gay student because they receive funding directly from the government. Same with a vehicle emissions test business that provides registrations. Or a hospital that has an emergency room. Every business gets some amount of benefit from government services, but that isn't the same as it being funded by or operating in behalf of government.