Let us revisit this topic again. Reason being that it is a
serious issue with respect to how we can respect each other. And you know
what, an interview with Mark Cuban via Glenn Beck provided the best answer to
doing this respectfully. Allow me to tell you what that respectful way
is.
A respectful declining: First and foremost, any business
can turn down a customer for any reason they see fit. But, the business
owner should explain to the customer why they are turning down their business
if it is based on something like religious views. So a business owner of
a florist turns down a job by a gay couple getting married, he should explain
that while he respects them as people, he cannot go against his faith and
partake in such an event in any way, shape, or form. But Mark Cuban said
that if he were in their shoes (the businesses owners) he would also recommend
a different flower shop that will cater to their wedding. Essentially,
give the business away to someone who is willing to do it, as opposed to
forcing the business owner to go against their beliefs. Very simple is it
not. Simply say why and recommend someone else.
Conclusion: Now the gay couple has to respect
the business owner as well for this to work. If they don't, current laws
allow them to sue for money because this is apparently deemed discrimination.
While yes it is a form of discrimination, it is not the type that causes
a lynch mob, but the owner of a business exercising their own judgment based on
faith, or other factors we may not know of. Whatever the reasoning, the
fact is that if the business owner is giving the business of the gay couple
away to another, then they have a legitimate reason and then that should be
that, with gay couples knowing not to buy from that florist and people who
object to the owners reasoning not shopping there either. From there it
is up to the florist to overcome any repercussions from their objection. That’s
how it ought to work, but people are weird and lawsuit happy. So let us
just respect that some people don't want to do certain things, and move on.
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