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AP Poll: Americans favor allowing same-sex marriages, also favor allowing wedding businesses the choice whether to deny service. -- (link)

Posted by Strongbad (aka Rambler14) Feb 6 '15, 04:22

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Roughly half the country also thinks local officials and judges with religious objections ought to be exempt from any requirement that they issue marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples, according to the poll. (www.huffingtonpost.com)

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I basically share that same sentiment, and got punched by st when i expressed it earlier this week. so, yeah thats all. -- nm - Truman Feb 6, 05:50 9
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  - this idiotic reply makes me want to just say - Truman Feb 6, 06:22
- It's not a good feeling when you are rejected because of who you are or what you believe. - Roger More Feb 6, 05:59
- It's no different than denying services to any other minority group. - Krusty Feb 6, 05:57 3
  - i never said i was ok with it, i just dont like the idea of government having to regulate this into law - Truman Feb 6, 06:25 2
    - I get your point. I wasn't sure where you were coming from originally but I didn't think you were okay with it. - Krusty Feb 6, 06:29 1
      - yours isnt the response that is going to keep me away today, and tomorrow -- nm - Truman Feb 6, 06:30
- We're just saying that you haven't quite played that scenario all the way through. -- nm - Reagen Feb 6, 05:56
- i dont agree that judges should be allowed to use "religious exemption" bit though that they asked about. that seems wrong. -- nm - Truman Feb 6, 05:51
I can't believe so many people think it's okay to discriminate and refuse services. How soon we forget our past. For shame on them all. -- nm - Krusty Feb 6, 05:17 23
- some of the mindset is "There's 500 florists to pick from. If I choose to deny, they will just call the next one on the list." - Strongbad Feb 6, 05:28 22
  - A not-thought-through mindset. A lot of places don't have 500 florists. -- nm - Roger More Feb 6, 05:36
  - But that's the same mindset in "I will deny to service this interracial marriage" or "I will deny service to redheads" -- nm - ty97 Feb 6, 05:32 20
    - (although you could deny service to redheads, as they're not a protected group) -- nm - Reagen Feb 6, 06:05
    - Let's not be too hasty on the redhead thing. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 6, 05:45 1
      - Perhaps a "no shirt, no shoes, no soul, no service." tagline would cover it? -- nm - Inigo Feb 6, 05:46
    - yup -- nm - Beaker Feb 6, 05:39
    - I agree. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 6, 05:35
    - Exactly! You don't get to do that. Either you serve everyone or close up shop and serve no one. - Krusty Feb 6, 05:35 14
      - If you own a private business, you get to do that. I see nothing wrong with it. I hope they fail miserably, but it's their perogative - CQ Feb 6, 05:59 13
        
        That's not true at all. Private as well as public business can't discriminate. -- nm - Krusty Feb 6, 06:02 8
        
        I'm just going to admit I'm wrong in this whole thread and wish I never said anything. sorry -- nm - CQ Feb 6, 06:06 7
        
        Haha! We all have that moment when we wish we never posted something. -- nm - Krusty Feb 6, 06:11
        
        I don't think anyone is saying you're a bad person - at least not for this reason. -- nm - Reagen Feb 6, 06:08 5
        
        I'm not doing a very good job of relaying my meaning. I'll try to explain within - CQ Feb 6, 06:15 1
        
        Yeah, I'm with you there. You can definitely refuse service to people that are A-holes. Like you said, bars do it all the time. -- nm - Krusty Feb 6, 06:28
        
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        It's a shorts and flip flops weekend for me. Screw you -- nm - CQ Feb 6, 06:17
        
        Mostly for his choice of beer. -- nm - Krusty Feb 6, 06:12
        
        lunch counters in the south were private businesses. -- nm - Reagen Feb 6, 06:01
        
        But that's not true. -- nm - ty97 Feb 6, 06:00 2
        
        it may not be "true" but it happens. -- nm - CQ Feb 6, 06:01 1
        
        And hopefully people that are refused services sue their asses off. -- nm - Krusty Feb 6, 06:03

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