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Marr

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11. I see what you mean.
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 02:43 PM
Apr 2015

And yeah, it is telling that they're so interested in one sort of bible-proscribed behavior, but not others. You would think they would refuse to serve anyone who is not having their first wedding, unless they are a widow/widower. But there you go.

As I understand it, the standard here is that your 'religious freedom' stops at the point of running afoul of discrimination laws; ie, discriminating on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, etc. There's nothing preventing a business owner from refusing to serve people they consider assholes (for whatever reason), or insufficiently shirted-and-shod, for instance.

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