Following one's beliefs or discrimination?

[slb2]

I haven't formed an opinion on this issue, but I do have some thoughts on what has transpired since "Indiana governor Mike Pence signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act into law last week."

One thing that bothers me is what is a person supposed to do if they believe that specifically homosexual *acts* are sinful and a gay couple comes to them wanting their services? Okay, I'm tempted to erase what I just wrote because I see the problem this situation presents.

I get it how a doctor can't refuse to render aid to a person in need of medical help regardless of the person's traits and a retail store can't refuse to sell their items...except that a retail store can refuse to sell their items. If a person walked into Cabelas and went over to the gun department to buy ammunition with the intent to kill someone--s/he states, "I'm going to shoot my mother," the retailer can legally refuse to sell the bullets. 

Let me keep thinking out loud here. 

So homosexuality is not illegal so therefore others cannot discriminate based on homosexuality. But now we're back to my original thought. If a gay couple wants to hire Straight-Up Photography to shoot their wedding, why shouldn't S-U-Photo be able to refuse them since homosexual acts are morally corrupt for this service-provider?

I don't understand why one person's rights trump or negate another person's rights. So, it would seem that S-U-Photography does not have the right to chose who is and isn't his/her client. Wow. 

I provide transcription services. If Satanists came to me to transcribe their rituals. I wouldn't do it. I'd go to prison before I'd do that. But it seems that I have no rights to chose to provide Satanists service. Wow. 

There's something wrong here.

[jspnrvr]

Indeed, but I won't comment. Because: You're a new member, girl, so you aren't aware of our rather stormy history as relates to various social/political topics. Though few in number, we pretty much represent the political spectrum here. We've had things get very "passionate" in the past, particularly in the days of the old fan site Chatterbox Cafe.

If you've had a chance to scan the voluuuminous old threads, particularly in Members Only, you'll see that we've been through a lot together in the years since we decided to morph into the prairieCHATTERS following the Great Dopey Crony Massacree in 2006. We are survivors, a bold remnant, and we cherish that and each other. So, as an extended family at Thanksgiving we strive to keep the political discussions under control. May I gently suggest you transfer this thread to the Members Only category? That way those who wish to participate can do so, but we won't be popping up as some kind of political discussion site for Google searches. Like all good families we can keep our business to ourselves.

[Jane]

Personally, I think it's ridiculous, but I'm consistently far left on many issues. (My sister and her family are in Indiana visiting Earlham College for their daughter, and they rec'd an email from Earlham apologizing profusely for their state.) Hard for me to see how baking a cake for a gay guy compromises anyone's soul.

[doctork]

I did a Copy & Paste into Members Only.