RE: The Cake Case Revisited
October 5, 2017 at 10:19 am
(This post was last modified: October 5, 2017 at 10:23 am by Catholic_Lady.)
I would disagree that a baker who refuses to make a cake for an interracial couple wouldn't go out of business. On that I suppose we will just have to agree to disagree. A lot has changed since the 60's. But nonetheless, that is beside the point.
And a gay wedding IS a behavior. Just as a baptism and a pro life rally is. All 3 of those things are, in my opinion, causes that are within the right of the business owner to not want to take part in if it goes against their convictions.
But refusing to make a birthday cake (for example) for a gay person because he is gay, a prolife person because he is prolife, or a catholic person because he is catholic, is discrimination against the person themselves.
And a gay wedding IS a behavior. Just as a baptism and a pro life rally is. All 3 of those things are, in my opinion, causes that are within the right of the business owner to not want to take part in if it goes against their convictions.
But refusing to make a birthday cake (for example) for a gay person because he is gay, a prolife person because he is prolife, or a catholic person because he is catholic, is discrimination against the person themselves.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
