Skull Pilot
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Some people claim their religion states interracial marriage is a sinI’m not aware of anything in the bible that says employing people in mixed marriages or employing women is a sin.I think if the baker is baking the cake to order it’s differemt.So what?They said it was for a same-sex wedding. The baker doesn't believe in queer marriage, and that's his right.No it looked like any other wedding cake.
There was no writing on it, the people would have provided their own top figurines and could have put them on the cake themselves
The cake was no different than any other cake. His refusal of service violated the public accommodation laws.
There is no exemption. He might believe interracial marriage is a sin too would he be justified in refusing service there too?
And I really don't care but if you want to be consistent ( and I don't think you do) then you would be just fine with your boss being able to fire you because of your religion if he didn't agree with it.
This from a recent case:
Calif. Court Rules Christian Baker Cannot Be Forced to Make Cake for Same-Sex Wedding
"No artist, having placed their work for public sale, may refuse to sell for an unlawful discriminatory purpose. No baker may place their wares in a public display case, open their shop, and then refuse to sell because of race, religion, gender, or gender identification.
The difference here is that the cake in question is not yet baked. The State is not petitioning the court to order defendants to sell cake. The State asks this court to compel Miller to use her talents to design and create a cake she has not yet conceived with the knowledge that her work will be displayed in celebration of a marital union her religion forbids.
For this court to force such compliance would do violence to the essentials of Free Speech guaranteed under the First Amendment," he added.
The Freedom of Conscience Defense Fund which represented Miller in the case said Lampe's ruling represented a win for religious liberty.
Well we disagree there.
But lets apply the refusal thing to other situations.
If your boss decides that employing women is a sin can he fire them all?
If your boss thinks employing people in mixed marriages is a sin can he fire them for it?