RE: Britian knows how to put bigot Christians in their place
November 29, 2013 at 11:21 pm
(This post was last modified: November 29, 2013 at 11:33 pm by Optimistic Mysanthrope.)
I'm torn on it too. I'm generally quite an out-spoken supporter of gay rights. I also think that you should be able to run your business how you want (within reason, obviously), hire who you want and serve who you want.
The things is, it's been a long fight to get things where they are, if you allow one business to discriminate then more will follow and it probably won't be long before we find we've taken a huge step backwards.
I strongly support the freedom of belief. On the other hand, I don't think you can condemn someone for acting on their beliefs without condemning the beliefs themselves. But don't we also look down on those who lack the conscience of their convictions?
This is why I'm torn.
P.s. Damn it. Now I have Natalie Imbruglia stuck in my head
The things is, it's been a long fight to get things where they are, if you allow one business to discriminate then more will follow and it probably won't be long before we find we've taken a huge step backwards.
I strongly support the freedom of belief. On the other hand, I don't think you can condemn someone for acting on their beliefs without condemning the beliefs themselves. But don't we also look down on those who lack the conscience of their convictions?
This is why I'm torn.
P.s. Damn it. Now I have Natalie Imbruglia stuck in my head
