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<blockquote data-quote="BrownArmy" data-source="post: 1571865" data-attributes="member: 18225"><p>No, my question is more along the lines of 'what is the point of this law'.</p><p></p><p>This law seems completely unnecessary, as this legislation already exists on the Federal level.</p><p></p><p>It seems to me the major difference in this law from other states' RFRAs and the Federal language is that instead of protecting the religious freedoms of individuals from the Government, this law broadens the scope to include businesses and private individuals.</p><p></p><p>In that case, of course it could be used by someone to refuse service to gay or lesbian customers. Since there is already civil rights legislation on the books, it couldn't be used to refuse service to women, blacks, handicapped people, etc., but since LGBT citizens aren't a protected class...</p><p></p><p>That person refusing service probably wouldn't win in court, but nevertheless.</p><p></p><p>I'm sympathetic to the argument '<em>why would you want to buy a cake from someone who doesn't want to sell you one</em>', or just go down the street to the other baker, but discrimination is discrimination, and we can't legislate some kinds of discrimination while we ban all the rest.</p><p></p><p>You can stand on the street corner with a sign, shout at the top of your lungs, write letters to the editor, so on and so on, if you disapprove of homosexuals and same-sex marriage, as is your First Amendment right, but that's where it ends.</p><p></p><p>Pense is backtracking at this point - it will be interesting to see where this goes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrownArmy, post: 1571865, member: 18225"] No, my question is more along the lines of 'what is the point of this law'. This law seems completely unnecessary, as this legislation already exists on the Federal level. It seems to me the major difference in this law from other states' RFRAs and the Federal language is that instead of protecting the religious freedoms of individuals from the Government, this law broadens the scope to include businesses and private individuals. In that case, of course it could be used by someone to refuse service to gay or lesbian customers. Since there is already civil rights legislation on the books, it couldn't be used to refuse service to women, blacks, handicapped people, etc., but since LGBT citizens aren't a protected class... That person refusing service probably wouldn't win in court, but nevertheless. I'm sympathetic to the argument '[I]why would you want to buy a cake from someone who doesn't want to sell you one[/I]', or just go down the street to the other baker, but discrimination is discrimination, and we can't legislate some kinds of discrimination while we ban all the rest. You can stand on the street corner with a sign, shout at the top of your lungs, write letters to the editor, so on and so on, if you disapprove of homosexuals and same-sex marriage, as is your First Amendment right, but that's where it ends. Pense is backtracking at this point - it will be interesting to see where this goes. [/QUOTE]
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