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

DomnNC · 03-18-2011, 01:49 PM

Let's make one thing clear, no, I do not advocate a person being denied a service based solely on the fact that they are LGBT and whatever other letters you want to toss behind that.

I understand the flower shop broke the law in their country and should pay the consequences. We only have marginal protection here in the states. Some states have passed laws against discrimination based on gender indentification and sexual orientation, some municipalities have done the same thing within states that do not have state laws. Is that right or fair to the rest of us? No, I should say not but sometimes you have to be careful what you ask for, as in my example above, I could be forced to do that against my own community if I don't have a right to say no, I'll not create computer systems for bigots that will cost my community dearly.

Interestingly enough tho, no one has answered my questions, you can't have it both ways.

View Poll Results: Do Business Owners Have the Right to Refuse Service Due to Moral/Religious Objections?
No	15	25.00%
Yes	38	63.33%
Unsure/Maybe/Other	7	11.67%
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03-18-2011, 01:49 PM	#16
DomnNC Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Male Preferred Pronoun?: He/Him Relationship Status: Widow Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Permanently Banned 11/15/2011 Posts: 1,223 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,618 Thanked 2,582 Times in 837 Posts Rep Power: 0	Let's make one thing clear, no, I do not advocate a person being denied a service based solely on the fact that they are LGBT and whatever other letters you want to toss behind that. I understand the flower shop broke the law in their country and should pay the consequences. We only have marginal protection here in the states. Some states have passed laws against discrimination based on gender indentification and sexual orientation, some municipalities have done the same thing within states that do not have state laws. Is that right or fair to the rest of us? No, I should say not but sometimes you have to be careful what you ask for, as in my example above, I could be forced to do that against my own community if I don't have a right to say no, I'll not create computer systems for bigots that will cost my community dearly. Interestingly enough tho, no one has answered my questions, you can't have it both ways.