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I think I misunderstood your question. It sounded to me like
Posted on: December 5, 2017 at 22:11:15 CT
JeffB MU
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you were saying that those supporting the baker not making a wedding cake would be inconsistent and say that he should be forced to serve them in a restaurant. Apparently not.
In my opinion the owner should indeed serve them like any other patrons, though I shy away from giving the government power to force people to do things like that, even if it is the right thing to do and even if it is in the owner's own best interest to do so. For instance, I think it would be idiotic if the owner had some rule that no one could wear a red shirt in his restaurant, but as far as I'm concerned he could have such a rule since it is his restaurant and the government should not be involved for protecting people who love to wear red shirts. Many do indeed have dress codes and won't let in people that they think are dressed too casually or whatever. That ticks some people off, but they can always go somewhere else.
I do understand why the government can and does enforce laws against racial discrimination, which is, I think a different matter. As a practical matter I think it would be impossible for a restaurateur to discriminate against someone who has same sex attractions unless that person makes his or her predilections known through actions or words. In reality, the baker had no issues serving these guys anyway. He had baked things for them before and assured them he would bake them pretty much anything they wanted, other than a wedding cake as he considered such a "wedding" to be immoral and he did not want to be a participant in it.
In my opinion the owner should indeed serve them like any other patrons, though I shy away from giving the government power to force people to do things like that, even if it is the right thing to do and even if it is in the owner's own best interest to do so. For instance, I think it would be idiotic if the owner had some rule that no one could wear a red shirt in his restaurant, but as far as I'm concerned he could have such a rule since it is his restaurant and the government should not be involved for protecting people who love to wear red shirts. Many do indeed have dress codes and won't let in people that they think are dressed too casually or whatever. That ticks some people off, but they can always go somewhere else.
I do understand why the government can and does enforce laws against racial discrimination, which is, I think a different matter. As a practical matter I think it would be impossible for a restaurateur to discriminate against someone who has same sex attractions unless that person makes his or her predilections known through actions or words. In reality, the baker had no issues serving these guys anyway. He had baked things for them before and assured them he would bake them pretty much anything they wanted, other than a wedding cake as he considered such a "wedding" to be immoral and he did not want to be a participant in it.
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I think I misunderstood your question. It sounded to me like - JeffB MU - 12/5 22:11:15