An Absolute Right to Refuse Service
March 3, 2014 - 9:30 AM
By J. Matt Barber
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Albert Einstein once said, "Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it."
He was right.
In the aftermath of the Arizona religious freedom skirmish, I have a few questions for those who would presume to compel religious business owners, under penalty of law, to "provide goods and services" to homosexuals in a way that violates that business owner's conscience.
To wit:
Should a homosexual baker be forced to make a "God Hates Fags" cake for Westboro Baptist Church, simply because its members claim to be Christian?
Should a black printer be forced to develop and print thousands of "White Power!" flyers for a skinhead rally just because the potential customer is white?
Should a Christian florist be compelled to create and provide black floral arrangements to a hell-bound customer for her upcoming Satanist ritual?
Should a "progressive," environmentalist sign-maker be required to design and manufacture "Global Warming Is a Farce" signs for a tea party rally?
Should a Muslim photographer, commissioned by San Francisco's "Folsom Street Fair," be forced to document that vile event - rife with nudity and public sex - simply because the customers identify as "gay"?
Should a "gay married" lesbian hotel owner - a card-carrying member of GLAAD - be required, under threat of incarceration, to host and cater a fundraiser for the "National Organization for Marriage," a group that opposes so-called "marriage equality"?
If you said no to any of the above, and you opposed Arizona's cowardly vetoed SB1062, then you're logically inconsistent and need to re-evaluate your position...