Supreme Court Same Sex Marriage Argumet

[Mr.wizard]

You are right A Theist, no one is forcing religious people to recognize same-sex union/marriages - The only legal obligation is tolerance - You can't stop people from marrying whoever they want - This is not an infringement on religious freedom - That would be forcing churches to marry gay couples, but that isn't going to happen as churches are independent from the government's control. I'm all for freedom, so if you don't want to bake cakes to gay weddings be my guest, just know that it can hurt your business and you are morally responsible for the economic consequences of refusing to serve a gay couple.

so if you don't want to bake cakes to gay weddings be my guest, just know that it can hurt your business and you are morally responsible for the economic consequences of refusing to serve a gay couple.

Glad you raised that point. That's another issue of concern. Bullying and harassment of business owners who disagree with gay marriage. In response, shouldn't it also be equally fair for those who oppose gay marriage to organize and return the favor to businesses who support it?

It is against state and federal laws for any business considered a "public accommodation" to discriminate, that is to prevent majority groups from buying up all public accommodations in an area and squeezing out minority groups. If you want to start a business and enjoy the benefits of the infrastructure then you must abide the laws. If a business owner wants to make a statement against gay marriage then they will have to deal with the court of public opinion which could negatively affect their bottom line and in the same way people are free to support that business. I have absolutely no problem with people protesting a business who serves the public, when that business owner is publicly supporting any form of discrimination.

In regards to the church being forced to perform gay marriages, it's not, this a line regularly used as a scare tactic to make it seem like religious freedom is under attack. Churches are not required to perform gay weddings nor are they required to hire gay clergy, they are protected under the 1st amendment they way they have always been.