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Can someone ELI5 why any business would want less money just because some of their customers are gay? Even if you're against homosexuality, as long as you're n

Can someone ELI5 why any business would want less money just because some of their customers are gay? Even if you're against homosexuality, as long as you're not participating in a sexual activity with a member of the same sex, it shouldn't make a difference. Even the homophobes I grew up with understand this point. It just seems like a lot of people in Indiana have very poor business sense.

lmz 12y ago
But should they have the freedom to have very poor business sense?
- sarciszewski 12y ago
  Insofar as the market allows.
jstalin 12y ago
It's a purely emotional issue. It doesn't need to make sense.
- sarciszewski 12y ago
  Yeah, but their weakness (turning away customers because of sexuality) is also a business opportunity.
xname 12y ago
You understanding is wrong. Not because customers are gay. The Christian bakers do not against gay people, they just do not want to make cakes for gay wedding. It's a huge difference. Should a Christian church be forced to host a gay wedding? Can you force a Muslim restaurant to serve pork meat to you? If a Muslim restaurant does not allow you to bring pork meat into their restaurant, is it a discrimination against you? If your argument is that religion cannot be allowed in any business decision, you are the one totally lost sense.
- sarciszewski 12y ago
  > The Christian bakers do not against gay people, they just do not want to make cakes for gay wedding. This sounds like there's a great business opportunity to open gay-friendly bakeries throughout Indiana. > Should a Christian church be forced to host a gay wedding? > Can you force a Muslim restaurant to serve pork meat to you? No, but if their businesses fail because of a boycott -- or rather because everyone prefers altenarives -- I'd consider it sweet justice.
  - xname 12y ago
    But the problem is that modern liberals think the free-market is too slow and too inefficient. That's why they want the government to force everyone to agree with them immediately.

lmz 12y ago

But should they have the freedom to have very poor business sense?

sarciszewski 12y ago
Insofar as the market allows.

jstalin 12y ago

It's a purely emotional issue. It doesn't need to make sense.

sarciszewski 12y ago
Yeah, but their weakness (turning away customers because of sexuality) is also a business opportunity.

xname 12y ago

You understanding is wrong. Not because customers are gay. The Christian bakers do not against gay people, they just do not want to make cakes for gay wedding. It's a huge difference. Should a Christian church be forced to host a gay wedding? Can you force a Muslim restaurant to serve pork meat to you? If a Muslim restaurant does not allow you to bring pork meat into their restaurant, is it a discrimination against you? If your argument is that religion cannot be allowed in any business decision, you are the one totally lost sense.

sarciszewski 12y ago
> The Christian bakers do not against gay people, they just do not want to make cakes for gay wedding. This sounds like there's a great business opportunity to open gay-friendly bakeries throughout Indiana. > Should a Christian church be forced to host a gay wedding? > Can you force a Muslim restaurant to serve pork meat to you? No, but if their businesses fail because of a boycott -- or rather because everyone prefers altenarives -- I'd consider it sweet justice.
- xname 12y ago
  But the problem is that modern liberals think the free-market is too slow and too inefficient. That's why they want the government to force everyone to agree with them immediately.