Here's an easy analogy that I think works.  Instead of cakes, think of wedding rings.  They are already made and are out on display.  If 2 guys go in and say, we want those two bands, and the store says, no, that's discrimination.

 

The rings are already made, there is no specialty anything or additional modification that is being made to the rings.  The seller doesn't have to put anything on the wring that he would object two.  It's a simple transaction of property.  Saying you don't agree with 2 guys getting married is fine, as a store owner.  But if a person comes into your store to purchase products that you sell to the public, that person is a part of the public, and by law you are obligated to serve that person.  Your beliefs, at the point of transaction is no longer relevant.

 

Now if the 2 gay guys came to the ring seller and said they wanted a statement put on their rings, I think the seller could object to that.  At the end of the day, when it comes to dealing with people, it's all about delivery and respect.  If the seller say's get the heck out of my store, homosexuality is a sin, then you should expect some push back.  If on the other hand, the seller explains he doesn't feel comfortable with that, but he will gladly sell the rings to them at which point they can find other places to put inscriptions on their rings, I think that is reasonable.

 

But a standard ring that is just on display, there is nothing there that gives the seller the right to determine which segment of the public he's willing to serve.  You own a business, you have to play by the rules and regulations of the laws we have.  That's the deal every company must comply with when they open a business to the public.

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