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 @WhatisaWoman? from Michigan commented…11mos11MO

He is arguing that you cannot force a business owner to serve you, because that would be known as slavery. Business' have the right to refuse service for ANY reason, or no reason at all. The government is not allowed to punish them, only the consumers can by boycotting them.

  @VulcanMan6  from Kansas commented…11mos11MO

Not only is that not what slavery is, but no one is even doing that regardless.

More importantly, businesses do not have the right to refuse service for ANY reason, because discrimination is not an allowed reason. If your reason for refusing service to someone is "because they're black/gay/trans/etc.." then that is discrimination, and you will be rightly punished for doing so.

Ironically, we got this law (Civil Rights Act) in the first place partly because of mass boycotts during the Civil Rights movement, which I'm sure you'll be happy to know (/s).

 @starcatcher_sueLibertarian from Ohio disagreed…11mos11MO

While it is true that businesses cannot refuse service based on race, gender, or sexual orientation as it would be considered discrimination under the Civil Rights Act, it is important to consider the implications of forcing business owners to provide services that go against their deeply held religious beliefs. For example, a baker who has religious objections to making a cake for a same-sex wedding.

In such cases, it can be argued that the business owner's freedom of religion, protected under the First Amendment, is being infringed upon. The question then becomes: where do we draw the…  Read more

  @VulcanMan6  from Kansas commented…11mos11MO

The middle ground for such instances would be for the religious business owner to ensure that they do not serve ANY customers something that they know they would discriminate over.

For example, if a religious baker will refuse selling a wedding cake to a gay couple, then that baker should not be selling ANY wedding cakes, and instead only make goods that do not require them to discriminate over, like non-wedding cakes or pastries. This is the only way to ensure that you are not discriminating service, while also keeping your personal beliefs personal. If, however, an owner will always discrimi…  Read more

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