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To me, if you offer an alternative to the customers that allows both parties to walk away happy, it's not discrimination. To show you what I mean, picture this:
Say a cake shop gets the request to make a dessert for a gay wedding. The owners feel like making the cake is a violation of their religious principles. While they likely can't legally turn down the client, they can explain the situation to them and offer to sell the ingredients to the client and they can make it themselves. That, or discuss a plan that both parties agree with. If the client absolutely refuses to work with them, it's on them. Not the owners.
Say a cake shop gets the request to make a dessert for a gay wedding. The owners feel like making the cake is a violation of their religious principles. While they likely can't legally turn down the client, they can explain the situation to them and offer to sell the ingredients to the client and they can make it themselves. That, or discuss a plan that both parties agree with. If the client absolutely refuses to work with them, it's on them. Not the owners.
I don't think that business owners rights is the issue. The First Amendment supposedly grants free exercise of religion to everyone; including business owners. That should protect every citizen from being forced to violate their conscience.
With respect to military service, the principle is called conscientious objection.
If there is any clear cut basis for refusing service it is the First Amendment
With respect to military service, the principle is called conscientious objection.
If there is any clear cut basis for refusing service it is the First Amendment
souls (not just person's bodies/humans/time/value)
are still considered fodder/merchandise for the soul merchants according to GOD'S WORD (SCRIPTURE)
even more so in these last days. not less - it has not changed for the better for the world or the worldly.
and it won't get better except by grace
and
finally by yahshua's return.....
are still considered fodder/merchandise for the soul merchants according to GOD'S WORD (SCRIPTURE)
even more so in these last days. not less - it has not changed for the better for the world or the worldly.
and it won't get better except by grace
and
finally by yahshua's return.....