What a great country we live in! Couple fined for not hosting same-sex marriage

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  1. OSUBlazerfan

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    http://nypost.com/2014/11/10/couple-fined-for-refusing-to-host-same-sex-wedding-on-their-farm/

     
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    I'm going to send her $13,000 for her mental anguish
     
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    Hmmmm... tough call. If you're a business I believe that you should have to practice your business by the law of the state you are in. If your religious views or other such things make it so you'd violate local or state law then I believe you shouldn't be in business in the first place. Just my thoughts on this...
     
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    Marriage, is a religious institution, just my thoughts on this...
     
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    But wouldn't your religious views trump the state law in discrimination? So now churches must allow gay people in, even if their religious views forbid it?

    Don't get me wrong. I'm in full support for gay marriages and even having gay people in church, but I'm not in support for a government to fine people for not going against what their religious views are.
     
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    I am not sure. I consider business and church two separate things.

    When in business there are strict rules in place for discrimination (among other things) for all businesses, equally. I don't believe that a persons moral views should ever trump state/local business law because then you start getting into a very bad place. It'd be like a store owner (who believes in Aryan nation shit) going back to 50-60's era and saying "no black people allowed in" as an example.
     
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    Ah you got a point... But didn't the lady say they can have a reception but not a ceremony? The ceremony is done by a pastor or minister in a "religious building" most likely. If not, then I guess the stage had a point.
     
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    You guys ran off the lesbian that posted here.
     
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    Pretty much the otherway around. Law should not be created that interfere with a persons religion This country was never conceived to do so nor was any state.
     
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    It was nip and tuck whom would be run off first.
     
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    But that was 200 years ago...we have progressed since then!
     
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    My favorite is when people think we've evolved so much that the mention of church and state in the Constitution shouldn't hold up, but then I see some of those people think there should be no gun control because that's in the Constitution.

    My comment is not specific to people in this thread, but I've seen people with those polarizing viewpoints, and this thread conjures up memories of those people.
     
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    Two Thousand years ago, they were feeding Christians to the Lions. Now we are feeding them to liberal judges. Some see progress.
     
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    Sorry. Couldn't resist...

    But those are the talking points
     
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    And I think they believe it too. Just an indicator that they have no clue why or what.
     
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    I still don't quite understand how a business can refuse service for things like dress code, for things like open carry of firearms, but once there is an outlet to erode/attack due to religious beliefs or lack thereof it's an issue.

    I recognize that the term "Protected Class" will be tossed around, and that's fine--but it does not seem logical.
     
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    It makes me sad to see people use my religion to justify discrimination.
     
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    What are the guiding principles of your religion?
     

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