Posted on 04/02/2015 11:07:09 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
FULL TITLE: A survey for progressives and journalists: Whom else should the government compel into service in the name of non-discrimination?
It's near unanimous among the mainstream media and the American Left that a pizza shop should be required by the state to cater a gay wedding, or lose their livelihood. With that question apparently settled, I wonder in what other situations the government should force people to provide services. So I've compiled the following survey for our reporters and our progressive friends.
1a. The Bris: A fair number of secular liberals believe ritual circumcision of baby boys is immoral. If one such circumcision opponent were an event photographer, and he were asked to photograph a Jewish circumcision ritual known as a bris, should the state compel him to photograph it or face or fine for religious discrimination?
1b. The Arranged Marriage: Some cultures still believe in arranged marriage. If a wedding photographer found that a wedding he was booked to shoot was, in fact, an arranged wedding, should he be compelled to photograph it?
1c. The Schismatic Wedding: There are breakaway sects of the Catholic Church (mostly on the ultra-traditionalist side). If an ortohodox Catholic wedding photographer were booked for a wedding and then learned it was a schismatic sect, should he be compelled to shoot it?
Given that prostitution is legal in a particular municipality:
2a. A female prostitute refuses to have sex with eastern Irish or Irish-American men, whom she stereotypes as brutal and unkind thanks to bad experiences in the past. Should the state force her to have sex with the Irish guys?
2b. A male prostitute refuses to have sex with women. Should he be forced to have sex with women?
2c. A male prostitute refuses to have sex with men. Should he be forced to have sex with men?
2d. A female prostitute who only has sex with women refuses to have sex with transgendered people who have penises, even if they identify as women. Should the government force her to drop her discriminatory policies?
3a. A church group for gays trying to overcome homosexual tendencies has a Christmas party. Should a gay caterer be forced to cater the event?
3b. A feminist group has a topless party to protest the patriarchy. A married male caterer declines once he learns it will be topless. Should he be compelled?
4a. St. John the Baptist Catholic Church has a school gym they sometimes rent out to parishioners. A gay parishioner wants to have his wedding reception there. Should the state force the church to host the reception?
4b. A marriage counselor provides Christian-based counseling services to married couples. Should she be forced to accept gay couples?
Here’s an idea. How about we compel all journalists must attend Sunday worship services to make sure we meet with their approval of openness and non-discrimination?
Should Ebony magazine be forced to run KKK ads ?
Indiana Governor Mike “Nancy-boy” Pence would say “Yes” to all of the survey questions, and participate in 2c, as a show of solidarity in opposing any kind of discrimination.
One thing at a time. Once we’re all compelled by threat to fines or marginalization to affirm Sodomite marriage, they’ll start working on all the other aggrieved groups.
Doctors, lawyers, accountants, ad agencies! From now on, first come, first served! Turn no one away.
All newspapers shall accept all ads and print all letters to the editor. No exceptions! Fair is fair.
Cemeteries must bury everyone who applies. And their pets too.
Pet shelters and adoption agencies must not turn anyone away.
Private schools have always accepted students on an individual basis. Cut that out!
Should shelters for abused women also take abused men?
Should women-only clubs and businesses be compelled to take male clients?
Remember, this isn’t about “compelling service”,
it’s about finding the point at which a Christian will resist,
and criminalizing that resistance.
Can a Muslim butcher be compelled to prepare and provide pork products to a customer who is having a Christian church BBQ?
I think privately owned small businesses should be able to discriminate any way they want to. The free market would take care of problems.
Should BS of A be forced to accept homosexual leaders? Oh, wait, they already do.
Stupid examples. It needs to be turned back on the stupid libs. Should businesses be forced to cater to an all men group? How about an all black men’s group? All white men’s group?
Should a lesbian run business be forced to serve a White Separatists or skin head group. Seems like that would violate their lesbian religion.
The problem with that spin is that is what business owners in the 50s said about blacks. It is tricky to separate that and the debate now in the minds of liberals and public school skulls of mush.
it’s about finding the point at which a Christian will resist,
and criminalizing that resistance.
Bullseye !!!
Plenty of businesses in the 50s and 60s were against segregation for the simple reason that it cost them money. Don’t be Fooled by the rewritten charicature of the 50s that is described today. The market would have cleared out the numbskulls quite nicely.
Remember, this isn’t about “compelling service”,
it’s about finding the point at which a Christian will resist,
and criminalizing that resistance.
We have a winner.
Should government then compel the Muslim taxi driver to accomodate a blind customer with a service dog? Should Muslim store owners be compeled to sell Kosher hot dogs or pork products?
A gay print shop is approached by the Westboro Baptist Church to print “God Hates Fags” posters & banners....should that printer be forced to comply?
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