(October 24, 2016 at 2:41 pm)Stimbo Wrote:(October 24, 2016 at 2:35 pm)Arkilogue Wrote: So not forced to do it, just fined and punished if they don't....coercion right?
But they aren't preforming a service of preservation ie cleaning/maintenance/repair. Their service is creating something that did not exist before. I don't think they should have to create something they morally disagree with or be fined for refusing to create it. The free market is more than capable of working out the bigots.
Let me put it this way. The only bone of contention in this case was the same-sex marriage angle, deemed to be against the bakers' personal beliefs. Would they have the same reservations about a straight wedding cake? If not, this is discrimination, plain and simple. Are you advocating for discrimination, and if so, on what are you justifying it?
I think we all know the answer.
I don't think a person should be forced to create something they find morally reprehensible, pure and simple. I don't care what they base it on. There are other cake shops.
What about a son who's father is a strict and stoic German and his nick name is "Hitler". Son wants to get a joke cake made that says "Heil Hitler!" from a Jewish baker. Should they be fined for "refusing service"?
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