Posted on 03/30/2015 7:16:05 AM PDT by Michael van der Galien
Apple CEO Tim Cook isn’t happy with Indiana’s new bill to restore religious freedom. He explains why in an op-ed for the Washington Post:
"There’s something very dangerous happening in states across the country.
"A wave of legislation, introduced in more than two dozen states, would allow people to discriminate against their neighbors. Some, such as the bill enacted in Indiana last week that drew a national outcry and one passed in Arkansas, say individuals can cite their personal religious beliefs to refuse service to a customer or resist a state nondiscrimination law."
There’s certainly an argument to be made for the view that discriminatory practices towards gays are morally unacceptable. I believe, for instance, that people should be able to live the life they want to live, whether others think it wrong or not. As long as they aren’t hurting anyone else, leave them alone. If gays, therefore, want to marry or live together: have fun.
However, that isn’t the real subject here.
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“I should be able to go into a muslim restaurant and be able to order a pork chop.”
The only way this would apply was if the muslim restaurant normally sold pork chops, but refused to sell you one.
“I will not purchase another Apple product until Tim Cook is removed and Apple repudiates him.”
Ditto.
I have yet to understand why I (or any business owner) doesn’t have the right to say, “I don’t like the looks of you, so I’m not serving you.” Gov’t doesn’t have the authority to countermand my God-given rights to associate, sell to or service anyone I want to or don’t want to. It’s basic freedom of association.
Forcing me to do something I don’t want to or that is against my principles or better judgement is slavery. There is no other word for it. Well, except “oppression”.
Appeal to authority or to the populous is a fallacy.
Serving gay people in some circumstances may prove fatal, e.g., dentists or doctors.
Actually, I bet he wouldn’t have much of an issue with a Muslim baker refusing service to gays.
This is an anti-Christian movement, not a “pro-gay” movement.
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