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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They are NOT judging gays. 
They cannot, in good conscience, cater a gay wedding.  [b]According to their religious beliefs[/b]. 
Remember, they have stated they welcome gays into their restaurant and would serve them.  It is not about being gay.
It is about the religious aspect of the ceremony. 
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But they're not religious beliefs- they are using religion to justify hateful, homophobic beliefs.  [/quote]

They ARE their religious beliefs.  
You are judging again. [/quote]

NP -

It's not a question of their religious beliefs, it's a question of the rules for doing business.

I may judge them based on their expressed beliefs, in the same way I might judge someone based on their expressed political positions, but in this case it's a question of law, not a question of religious belief.

The law requires businesses to treat all customers the same. In this case, if the pizza place is willing to cater any event, they are not permitted to discriminate against any group based on race, gender, religion, etc. Catering an event is not an expression of support for the underlying reason for the event.

The outrage at the Indiana government is that they passed a law with the express intent of protecting businesses from the consequences of discriminating against groups they don't like.

The question asked of the pizza place, whose management chose to insert themselves into the debate, was no more loaded than asking Sarah Palin what newspapers she reads.  [/quote]

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