>>5143823>What do you think about Churches who don't want to do gay weddings?That's not a problem, the religious side of marriage is meaningless from a legal perspective anyway.
>And if you think Churches being allowed off the hook, what if there is a baker or florist who doesn't mind selling to lgbt people but doesn't want to specifically serve for a gay wedding because they are a very religious person?It depends on whether or not the product or service being asked for is somehow different from what they would provide to a straight person. For example, if there's some kind of gay-specific decoration that is asked for, which they don't carry, that sort of thing. In that case they wouldn't be violating anyone's rights - they're not refusing to serve gay people, but choosing not to provide a specific product or service (as long as they wouldn't provide that specific product or service to straight people either). And likewise if they were asked to take on a contract to cater for an event they can refuse, because no one is required to agree to a contract (unlike a retail arrangement, where if you have a product that you're selling for say $10, you're essentially declaring that you agree to sell it to anyone who has the money). However, if a gay couple asked for the same product that's already being sold to straight people, and which is being produced and put up for sale already, then I would consider that refusing to sell would be a violation of their rights.
The important thing is that people should not be given the right to refuse service BECAUSE of their religious beliefs; that would violate separation of church and state. In some situations (again, mainly contract rather than retail businesses) the right to refuse service exists, but it exists for everyone, not just people with religious beliefs.
