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In reply to the discussion: Colorado baker sues state officials, claiming continued religious persecution [View all]SunSeeker
(58,374 posts)44. He turned away gay customers when they wanted to buy a wedding cake.
If you're in the business of selling wedding cakes, you should not be able to descriminate based on sex or race. And that is what happened. Because of the sex of one of the two customers buying that wedding cake, he wouldn't put his name on that wedding cake.
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Colorado baker sues state officials, claiming continued religious persecution [View all]
DonViejo
Aug 2018
OP
The most persecuted religious people in the U.S. are white Christians, haven't you heard?
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Aug 2018
#19
So if his "religion" allowed race discrimination, he could turn away black customers?
SunSeeker
Aug 2018
#7
Oh but it is, FBaggins. It was all about WHO was buying the cake, not what was said.
SunSeeker
Aug 2018
#48
ohhh, the pooooooor widdle homophoibc, religious zealot snowflake--I mean, victim.
niyad
Aug 2018
#12
SCOTUS did NOT find "previous attempts to do so amounted to religious persecution."
bitterross
Aug 2018
#26
OFFS, no one "forced" him to go into the business of selling cakes to the public.
SunSeeker
Aug 2018
#45
Probably near where it's dictated that, if someone works on Sunday, summarily execute them.
Oneironaut
Aug 2018
#51