(June 26, 2018 at 10:20 am)Shell B Wrote:(June 25, 2018 at 3:14 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: Apparently some see this as a perfectly reasonable action. I don't, not when you're out trying to live your own life.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/...e5714148cb
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/393874...lic-spaces
What do the rest of you think and where would you draw the line?
I disagree with the notion itself. However, if we're living in a country where a person can be refused service because of their sexual orientation, then political party is fair game. It does make people more informed consumers, that's for sure.
I don't think you can refuse service based on sexual orientation. Like if a gay person asked for a birthday cake, you couldn't refuse because they are gay. But if a straight person asked for a gay wedding cake for a friend, you could refuse because it's for a gay wedding. That's my understanding, anyways.
The product has to be related to the religious belief.
Which if we're apples to apples'ing it, you could refuse to cater an RNC event, as it opposes your political beliefs. But you couldn't refuse someone service because they are a republican.
Not that it matters, since there are no protections for politics. Just that the comparison isn't quite what people are saying it is, I don't think.
