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In response to
"So, we all agree it's not okay for a business to refuse someone service because they're gay."
by
Inigo
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Legally, it would be OK, and morally, it's more of a grey area but still generally OK.
Posted by
Roger More (aka rogermore)
Apr 14 '16, 08:01
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Say Person A runs a restaurant and Person B enters wearing a "God hates f..." badge.
Person A asks the person to remove the badge or leave.
Wearing a badge (or any other sort of behaviour) doesn't make that person a member of a class protected by anti-discrimination laws. The person can claim "but it's my religion", but that Person B is not being treated differently because of their religion, they're being treated differently because of their behaviour. So legally, Person A would be OK with refusing service to that person.
Morally, I think you've got to accept everyone's views for what they are and turn the other cheek, but also you can't accept people who are actively abusing other people. In this example, if Person B kept the badge on, I'd think it was morally OK for Person A to refuse service, but if Person B removed the badge and put it in their pocket, I'd think Person A should serve them.
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