So, what is the problem? Do you support gay marriage? If so, why rock the boat?
Give us examples of this actually happening. As I noted even religious people who own businesses can't discriminate in a secular society. The USA is not a theocracy.
And as I also noted, when Christians are anti-gay these days, it's kind of pathetic. Not only does that attitude violate what Jesus taught about loving thy neighbor, the negative attitude is derived from the Old Testament. There's nothing in the New Testament about being gay. Even Jews are cool with gay marriage, and the Old Testament is THEIR book.
So if Christian bigots are violating the law of business, violating what Jesus taught, and interpreting the oT in ways even Jews don't, then the Christians have a few moral lessons to learn, and losing their businesses might be God trying to help give them a clue.
It's good I have not insulted your beliefs. If I made statements about Christians in general that happen to apply to you then feel free to explain how my criticisms are misunderstood, and defend the goodness and morality of any views that get criticized. I have no idea what you believe, specifically. You have been referring to these topics abstractly, and so have I.
And I can make a factual argument about who is unethical, and who is ethical. Members of congress take an oath, and are elected to serve the public. When politicians violate ethics and work against the people and democracy then they are unethical.
Ask them why they hold bigoted views that are contrary to what Jesus taught, and are based in the Old Testament and interpreted in ways that even jews don't agree with. That suggests it is a problem these cake makers are causing themselves with their bigotry.
1. I do not support "Gay Marriage" it has been a tool to abuse people of traditional faiths for many years. I do support a system that ensures full rights for everyone without the abuses.
2. The laws that prohibit discrimination in many cases cause discrimination.
Colorado baker who won Supreme Court battle calls gender transition cake case 'a trap' This guy has been a target for many years of abusive practices by anti religious freedom bigots. The attempts to deny him his right to live by his belief in the name of non discrimination are absurd. He is far from the only one who has been attacked, but his case did go to the supreme court. It is abusive to try to deny him his right to live in society and to live by his beliefs. It's pretty messed up up to demonize a person for living as they honestly believe God want them to.
3. You clearly did not read the NT carefully.
Romans 1: 26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
1 Cor 6:9 9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
1 Tim 1:9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
10 For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;
The Jews are welcome to their beliefs. This would hardly be the first time they turned their backs on the commandments of God. I'll let Him deal with them as He sees fit. In short the law is there to protect the rights of all people. To say that it is illegal to live by a persons beliefs is to abuse that person. The stuffing all the Christians into the closet and demanding they violate their beliefs as a condition of living, working etc. is a total violation of the first amendment.
Yes congress takes an oath and they ignore it, the vast majority of them should be in prison for their crimes, but that is not about to happen.
"If religious values are such that you are intolerant of other peoples love and liberty then you might not be a very good theist." It funny you are here promoting intolerance of others liberty. How is it okay to attack people for "intolerance" while promoting intolerance?