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In response to "Here's the corrolary question to the cake story. What if they had named their son Jesus Christ instead? Would you be okay with that being on a cake? -- nm" by znufrii

If the parents (who are clearly racist) had asked this of a Jewish bakery, I might support the bakery, but ultimately, unless you're talking history,

Posted by sheba (aka sheba) Dec 15 '08, 10:55

it's just a name.

The parent's are nuts and will cause their children a lot of humiliation come school time. A store shouldn't decide to start in on them early.

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- Yes. The owners take the risks and pay the costs of running the store. That gives them the right of fair refusal of service. - Name Withheld By Request Dec 15, 11:01 3
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    - If it comes to basic rights, sure, but it's pushing things to an illogical extreme to suggest that access to a store-decorated birthday cake should... - Name Withheld By Request Dec 15, 11:07 1
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- the owner of Chik-fil-A thinks it's his right to refuse to serve any of his customers on a Sunday. People here have defended that incessantly. -- nm - znufrii Dec 15, 11:00 8
  - He's denying all patrons (by not being open) his service. - Will Hunting Dec 15, 11:06
  - he doesn't have to open his store on a Sunday if he doesn't want to. -- nm - loosilu Dec 15, 11:02
  - What a strange way to word it. He's not "refusing" anyone. They simple aren't open. There's noone to refuse. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 15, 11:01 5
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    - Maybe znu sits there on Sundays? hoping? praying? -- nm - Inigo Dec 15, 11:02
    - he's refusing to serve his customers by refusing to open his stores. -- nm - znufrii Dec 15, 11:02 2
      - But if we go with that logic, all stores would have to be open 24/7 to avoid periods of service refusal. -- nm - sheba Dec 15, 11:04
      - *head explodes* -- nm - loosilu Dec 15, 11:03
- absolutely it is. -- nm - loosilu Dec 15, 10:58

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If the parents (who are clearly racist) had asked this of a Jewish bakery, I might support the bakery, but ultimately, unless you're talking history,

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