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I think if they are going to allow discrimination for "religious" reasons, then I think then the whole issue is gone to dust. I should be able to discriminate
by edoggie 3y ago
I think if they are going to allow discrimination for "religious" reasons, then I think then the whole issue is gone to dust. I should be able to discriminate against your religion then as well, because I am not religious.
- GloomyBoots 3y agoYou can. That’s the point.
- buildbot 3y ago[flagged]
- GloomyBoots 3y agoYou absolutely can refuse to take on a job designing Christian content on the basis that it conflicts with your religious beliefs.
- pclmulqdq 3y agoThere are "public accommodation" laws that involve this, but they are pretty much saying that "public accommodation" doesn't extend to creative endeavors, like making websites or baking custom cakes.
- pclmulqdq 3y agoI believe that "not religious" is considered a religious belief. I'm pretty sure that "religious" beliefs can even include things like not wanting to take a vaccine (according to some courts).
- Natsu 3y agoThe headline is wrong and this is a free speech case, not a religious case, specifically the question of "whether applying a public-accommodation law to compel an artist to speak or stay silent violates the free speech clause of the First Amendment." The idea is that the government can't compel someone to endorse a particular message. This includes the commission of creative works that someone disagrees with. This is NOT a general right to refuse service based on protected characteristics. So you can't make a Jewish baker bake holocaust cakes if they don't want to (yes, this is an actual example that came up). But if someone is already selling holocaust cakes, they have to sell them to everyone regardless of race or sexuality.