RE: Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Round 2
August 20, 2018 at 12:53 pm
(This post was last modified: August 20, 2018 at 12:53 pm by vulcanlogician.)
(August 20, 2018 at 12:40 pm)Kit Wrote:(August 20, 2018 at 12:38 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I can see both sides of the argument, and have usually leaned towards the right of a bakery owner to not create a cake for an event that he/she does not morally agree with.
This is an extreme example, but the way I see it is, if I owned my own bakery and someone came in and asked me to make a cake with a swastika on it and write "White Supremacy" on it, for some sort of rally they were having, I would absolutely refuse. And I would hope I wouldn't be legally forced by the government to do it.
I'm willing to discuss this and have my mind changed, though, if someone brings up a good point.
That's the difference.
You're not supporting "Hitler".
How is that relational to a baker refusing a cake for a gay couple?
Are you stating with what you have posted that the both are comparable?
The law cannot differentiate between Hitler or anything else. A law can tell you that you can't refuse service to someone based on sexual orientation (as well it should).
But, upon reflection, I'm beginning to see CL/RR's point here. How can you differentiate reasonable moral concerns from bigotry concerning a custom-made image?
On the surface, the baker is obviously motivated by prejudice, but how can a law address this without crossing a line?
