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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Paleo, it is nice that you are questioning this decision by the gym and engaging in a civil discussion on the issue. I think you might find it interesting to investigate the most recent SCOTUS decisions and following case law such as Hobby Lobby and the Materpiece Cakeshop cases plus the cases and 14th Amendment cases for the civil rights era.

In this case, it seems to me that the gym made an economic decision driven by what it deemed were its local market forces. In other words, the owners of the gym anticipated a negative reaction for the majority of its members to Mr. Spencer's presence in the gym, possibly including a boycott or similar actio. That would affect their bottom line. Gyms like this one run on pretty slim margins so this would not be a small consideration. Mr. Spencer is not a protected class and he is not exercising any right such as the right to free speech, practice of religion, etc. when he is using the gym. So the gym is within their rights to reuse him service. It is the market at work in a way.

If you read more primary sources and historical treatment of these issues rather than the derivative sources you have named so far, your arguments will be more credible and you will actually gain greater understanding.

Good luck at school. Come back in a few years so we can see if you have moved beyond quoting tertiary sources. [/quote]

Good advice. In addition to balance of sources. And verifiable credibility. [/quote]

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