Do Businesses Have the Right to Refuse Service Based on Moral/Religious Objections?

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Originally Posted by betenoire

HSIN can correct me if I'm wrong (But I think I'm right about her question/intent since we've been chatting about it all last night and this morning too) but I do believe that what she was trying to discuss was:

- Is it okay to deny services to someone because of who they are (not because of what they do) Not if it is illegal obviously. This is where I have a problem. I want to deny service to bigots even if they are not engaged in bigoted acts. That is who they are. I do not want someone denying me service because I am queer or my partner service because he is a transman. Lame and waffly I know but that is the best I can come up with!

- Even though sexual orientation is not an official protected group in many places, should we be afforded the same protections that people are afforded due to race and religion YES- Transgender people as well.

If we should not be a protected group - should there be ANY protected groups? N/A

- Should religious people get a "pass" for discriminating against us because religion is also a protected class. Absolutely no one should get a pass for breaking the law. Unfortunately as you pointed out there are not laws that protect us in some places. That is why we are fighting for equality here. Since we are engaged in that fight and want the laws to be changed the answer is NO religious people do not get a pass. No one gets a pass.

Did I miss anything, HSIN?

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