Quote:Good idea to take the most extreme of examples to make your point.

 

I mean, it wouldn't make sense to to use a less despicable example, right?  Maybe a something like a gay owned bakery being required by law to make a cake for some organization, say a non-denominational church, that states "We support traditional marriage between one man and one woman".  Yeah, let's lean on the Nazis or the KKK as the best possible example. 

 

People have been entitled throughout the history of this country to conscientiously object to certain things based on personal beliefs.  Look at those individuals who refused military service during the Vietnam War.  Muhammad Ali was one of those who refused military service because of his Muslim beliefs.  Was he wrong? 

 

At the end of the day, the media and special interest groups are making this a much bigger issue than it really is, trying to portray it as discrimination.  I have reasonable friends who are also gay who don't have a problem with what places like Memories Pizza hold up as their world view for gay marriage.  My friends have made it clear throughout this entire ordeal that the real truth here is that nobody should be forced to provide a service or product to anyone.In the case of Memories Pizza, the media went out looking for a business to flog, twisted the story in a way that sensationalized it, and then went about trying to destroy this small family business over a non story.  The place has never refused anyone service, and odds are they wouldn't be approached to make pizza for a gay wedding anyway.  But, why let that get in the way when the media can put a face to this concocted evil.  


 

While the OPs article is a fake, there have been plenty of legitimate reports where people went out and basically did what the article states, approaching gay owned bakeries about making pro traditional marriage cakes, or black owned bakeries where they asked for some sort of racist cake.  When these establishments said they would not be willing to provide a product or service, nobody was howling.  Nobody was threatening a lawsuit.  But it certainly showed the hypocrisy of this entire situation.  It's only "discrimination" when there's a special interest group pushing an agenda.  This is what we've been reduced to in this country.  The squeaky wheel gets the media coverage.  When some of these same bakeries declined to provide services, they usually referred the customer to another store that would help them out.  As my friends have said to me, there are always other options, and businesses willing to provide a service.  Why would anyone want to force a business who objects for personal reasons to do so when there are willing alternatives?