I don't think a gay baker would be failing to treat someone as an equal if he declined to make a cake for a church that refuses to do same-sex weddings. He could say, "Our values aren't aligned," and that would be fine. It'd be cruel to compel him to do it against his will.
I don't think a gay baker would be failing to treat someone as an equal if he declined to make a cake for a church that refuses to do same-sex weddings. He could say, "Our values aren't aligned," and that would be fine. It'd be cruel to compel him to do it against his will.
@SethDillon Since gay "marriage" is predicated on the lie that men and women are interchangeable without a difference, it's quite reasonable to refuse to participate in such a deception. Similarly no baker should have to make bachelor party stripper cakes on moral grounds.
@SethDillon Deeds are in play, not persons. We treat persons with the respect they are due. But that does not mean we must be compelled to participate in, or to approve, or to help promote their DEEDS.
@SethDillon Find a queer bakery in Manhattan. There is no shortage.
@SethDillon Many lack logic on this topic. If a gay person comes in buys a cookie, you are serving that person. If the same person, says I want a wedding cake and you turn him down bc you can't condone the wedding. You are saying no to the message hence speach. It's about the speach.
@SethDillon @ramprasad_c Remember when the progressive covidian gang was cheering those doctors with Hippocratic Oath who were refusing to treat the “unvaccinated?” 🤔
@SethDillon The big picture is that nobody in a free country should need a reason that has government approval to refuse to do business with someone else. Part of living in a place where people have freedom is accepting that some people may use their freedom in ways you disagree with.
@SethDillon I don’t agree. If they’re asking for a “Marriage is one man one woman” cake, that’s one thing. The requested service requires the baker to violate his deeply held beliefs. But a regular cake doesn’t. We all serve people whose beliefs we find repugnant, knowingly or not.
@SethDillon You keep bringing in examples of organizations to justify denying services to individuals. It's in bad faith