Indiana Gov. signs "religious freedom" bill into law

This is so fucking good it's a shame not many people will get it. I laughed quite heartily.

 

I'm sure this has already been brought up (I haven't even looked at this thread other than this page), but is this an example of what you're talking about?

Washington state florist fined for refusing to service gay wedding| Reuters

The key part here is that the couple have been her customers for years, so she caters to gay customers. But she wouldn't take part in a wedding ceremony because of her beliefs.

 

I know the stock answer is that it's different, but I really don't see how the no-gay-marriage hang-up would be any different from not providing a service for, say, an interracial marriage -- which was also thought in some circles to violate the religious beliefs of some Christians.

 

Hero.

 

Then he'd be within his rights to discriminate. Although I asked the question about how he holds himself up earlier, I didn't really think it through well. A freelancer, even one who advertises, isn't offering a service that could be considered a public accommodation and so he wouldn't be in violation of any civil rights legislation - at least not any of the ones I've looked at - by refusing to take a particular gig.

That's different from the baker who has an establishment in which people come into his bakery and order or a cake or a wedding venue operator who allows people to use her farm for weddings.

 

Well, Indiana is still trying to ban gay marriage, so there's quite a few slights right there.

 

T, the point isn't Christians treating gays poorly, it's a law giving any homophobic jerk the ability to act out and claim it's for religion. Plus, I fail to see the need for a law protecting one of our most basic rights as Americans -- the freedom to order mushrooms on a pizza.

 

There might not have been a Revolutionary War had the British kept the tax on tea, but given a tax break for pizzas.

 

There ya go. Now that's a well-formed post.