Ministers Threatened with Jail/Fines For Refusing to Officiate at Gay Weddings

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A free market would not allow for a large segment of the population to not be served. It takes government interference to make that happen.

Haven't you been paying attention? We're talking about minority groups here; small segments of the population. For all the shrill panic mongering we sometimes here, it's actually much easier for large segments to oppress smaller ones, than it is to do the reverse.

Which also ignores the fact that we're talking about people here, regardless of how small a segment of the population it is: do you endorse blanket denial of service for minorities based on religious discrimination?

Additionally, though Min phrased his question in the traditionally Minnish way, it is relevant: where do you draw the line? If a religious business had, as a belief, the commandment that if a person of another religion walks onto their premises they should be immediately murdered, would you be arguing for their right to do that? It's the same basic situation: secular laws are rubbing up against this hypothetical business owner's right to free practice of his religion. Do you draw a line there?

And if you do, how are you differentiating the situations such that one is enfolded in your idea of religious protection, where the other isn't?