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Re:Colorado web designer who refused to make same-sex weddin... by hellisothers on Thursday July 29, 2021 @07:26PM (#28002756)
The common thread though is this is a business and you can’t discriminate against customers. I’f you were a town crier and offerd the service of walking around town announcing weddings you should be compelled to not discriminate in offering your service despite it being literally your speech. It’s not free, you’re being paid, free is your own time.
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Re:Colorado web designer who refused to make same-sex weddin... by pseudo0 on Thursday July 29, 2021 @07:49PM (#28002926)
So a LGBT cake shop should be forced to write anti-gay bible verses on cakes? Religion is also a protected class.

Splitting services into speech and non-speech isn't a perfect solution, but it seems like a decent compromise compared to the alternatives.

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Re:Colorado web designer who refused to make same-sex weddin... by furgooswft13 on Thursday July 29, 2021 @07:31PM (#28002810)
By this reasoning, a Jewish baker should be compelled by the government to bake a cake with a swastika on it.
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Re:Colorado web designer who refused to make same-sex weddin... by threatofrain on Thursday July 29, 2021 @07:38PM (#28002862)
Do you mean more like compelling a supporter of Nazism to bake a Jewish wedding cake? The donning of Nazi political symbols is not a religion, but it could be considered a political position.
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Re:Colorado web designer who refused to make same-sex weddin... by furgooswft13 on Thursday July 29, 2021 @08:04PM (#28003023)
How bout compelling a gay owned bakery to bake a cake saying "homosexuality is a sin"? Note GP did not distinguish between political or religious speech, not that there's a material difference IMO.
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Re:Colorado web designer who refused to make same-sex weddin... by ykevinator3 on Thursday July 29, 2021 @08:43PM (#28003246)
Correct and it is a good thing, this is america not israel, it's why america is exceptional. Plus god is not real.
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