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In reply to the discussion: More Christian Bigotry: florists refuse to deliver FFRF’s flowers to Jessica Ahlquist [View all]Goblinmonger
(22,340 posts)16. What possible reasons are there for not delivering to her?
1. They don't want the money?
2. They don't go to that part of town?
Neither of those seem right since they would have said the 2nd if it were true.
The only things I have left are
3. They think they will lose business if they do.
4. They don't want to deliver to the girl that made the school take down the prayer.
Both of those are either direct bigotry or supporting bigotry. If you have another option, fill me in.
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More Christian Bigotry: florists refuse to deliver FFRF’s flowers to Jessica Ahlquist [View all]
cleanhippie
Jan 2012
OP
I'm nearly positive that our resident apologists will be noticably silent on this, as usual.
cleanhippie
Jan 2012
#3
Even FFRF doesn't make the same assumption to motive as the OP of this thread does.
cbayer
Jan 2012
#20
If it's threats, or fear of loss of business, then the bigotry is pervasive in the community
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2012
#49
Are you defending the actions against this teenage girl, who has received death and rape threats? nt
ZombieHorde
Jan 2012
#10
The question was a rhetorical question to begin with, but I asked mine first, and
humblebum
Jan 2012
#28
If it was a rhetorical question, then you were trying to make a point
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2012
#51
Let's just say that the FFRF has a different take on the 1st Amendment than I do and
humblebum
Jan 2012
#59
Are you going to claim that your intent was not to imply that Jessica Ahlquist was a bigot?
Donald Ian Rankin
Jan 2012
#79
As a Christian myself I think this is a good call out on bigotry - with a 'but' thrown in
The Straight Story
Jan 2012
#67
I am fairly sick to death of straight folks using the gay community as rhetorical fodder
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2012
#69
Yes, it would be bigotry to deny services to somebody just because you don't like them.
yardwork
Jan 2012
#73