I am for gay mairrage, but I also believe a business reserves the right to refuse service to anyone. If someone doesn't like what the business does, vote with your dollars and don't patronize that business.
Strepsi - 11 years ago
Wow, 50% of Seattle Times readers do not understand anti-discrimination laws! The Editorial Board is also not doing your readers any favors by mentioning same-sex marriage: this case has NOTHING to do with same sex marriage. Public businesses may not refuse services to protected minorities. Period. This is a case of someone violating the anti-discrimination and public accommodation laws. Period.
One also wonders whether this woman's "relationship with Jesus" ever caused her to refuse a straight marriage where one of the parties was previously married (marrying a divorcee is adultery: the punishment is death) or where the bride was pregnant (sex before marriage is a sin) or a marriage for another religion (Thou shalt have no God before me: people of other religions must be shunned) or where the reception was serving shrimp (eating shellfish is a sin). These "Christians" ignore virtually ALL Biblical prohibitions, except the anti-gay one.
I am for gay mairrage, but I also believe a business reserves the right to refuse service to anyone. If someone doesn't like what the business does, vote with your dollars and don't patronize that business.
Wow, 50% of Seattle Times readers do not understand anti-discrimination laws! The Editorial Board is also not doing your readers any favors by mentioning same-sex marriage: this case has NOTHING to do with same sex marriage. Public businesses may not refuse services to protected minorities. Period. This is a case of someone violating the anti-discrimination and public accommodation laws. Period.
One also wonders whether this woman's "relationship with Jesus" ever caused her to refuse a straight marriage where one of the parties was previously married (marrying a divorcee is adultery: the punishment is death) or where the bride was pregnant (sex before marriage is a sin) or a marriage for another religion (Thou shalt have no God before me: people of other religions must be shunned) or where the reception was serving shrimp (eating shellfish is a sin). These "Christians" ignore virtually ALL Biblical prohibitions, except the anti-gay one.