It is said the first step to solving a problem is understand that a problem actually exists. It would seem the problem is that “some of you can’t see the writing on the wall and understand the same-sex marriage is becoming a reality and you need to adjust your old ways of thinking to the new age.”
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This is a campaign being waged against the Christian community on all levels, where wedding service providers are considered ‘soft targets’. C’mon, did you really think this is about conformity? If there is any industry where it’s impossible NOT to find a vendor to serve same-sex couples, it’s the wedding industry. Your battle on legal grounds would be sound, if this was truly the Constitutional Republic you grew up with. It is not, we are at war, and sacrifices must be made. You need to understand this in order to win the battle.
Solution: Make it personal. Disengage your business from the public debate.
Step 1: Announce that your STORE FRONT is no longer in the wedding service business, and that any wedding service REQUIRES a personal wedding invite.
Step 2: Upon invite and RSVP, your wedding services are now a wedding gift, with a donation graciously accepted afterwards.
Step 3: Stay out of the media.
This means that weddings services are only done by you and your associates only when both you and your customer agree that you may and will be expected to attend their event. You of course, don’t need to make it to all the events, but I’m sure your customers will understand.
Now, I know there are some of you out there thinking of some of the reckless things one can do if they are forced to provide a service against their beliefs. Without going into details, these actions can lead to even bigger problems, and is all the more reason a wedding vendor should not be offering services to those that are hostile to said vendors simply because of their beliefs.
Think about it. You are opening yourself to negative publicity just by agreeing to provide a product of service to a hostile customer.
It will very difficult to sue you if you decline the invitation. And when they start forcing us to attend weddings, there will be no need to remind you that we are at war.
The sacrifice will be the short interruption in business you may have in the beginning. However, if you have strong ties in your own business community, it won’t last long. It may not hurt after your announcement to place a cross of a bible verse in your window so folks on our side know where you’re coming from. Also helpful is those who find such businesses patronize these establishments over others.
This is only a small step, but it will work (in fact, it is working in some areas). Right-thinking Americans must begin to think out of the box, understanding that when under-siege, ordinary tactics designed for lawful resources will be taken away, and more asymmetric means of defense are necessary. We must understand that We The People can no longer expect an Redress of Grievances from a government that has abandoned its people. As the saying goes, “we must hang together, or we will hang separately”.
Wedding services are just a small battle in the larger war. But this is a battle that can be won, and yes – must be fought. By servicing only private events, the enemies only course will be to wade into unfriendly territory.
Here’s a question: Does a gay-owned bakery have the right to refuse business from the Westboro Church?
Sounds nice in theory. But in reality, there will be heterosexual couples who will give you nothing more than a thank you card for your photography gift. Or a donation so small, it won’t even cover your expenses. This is NOT a way to run a business.
I have a friend in the wedding cake business, and he does phone interviews ahead of time. If he determines that he’s dealing with sodomites trolling for trouble, he just says that he’s booked on the date they request.
I was thinking that one could use the “consumer club” model. That would require a one time $1 charge for membership, customers submit an application, provisional approval of membership, then final approval / rejection based upon the owners preferences.
perhaps Christians can make a committement to only use Christian businesses and not support the gay nonsense...if Christians did this, the bakeries could legitimately say they are "booked up"....
but we white Christians are a weak lot.....
I think the Mormon "religion" is a cult but they stick together for the greater good don't they?....they have their own boy scout troups, and support their businesses and then they tithe regularly, making their church a very rich one that has some pull in society...
when Italians and Irish and Jews came here long ago, they supported each other in their group.....the Asians do the same thing now.....
until we pull our collective heads out of our arses, everything that we cherish and love and abide by will be flushed down the toliet if it hasn 't already been done....
Can any business refuse to let in people legally carrying firearms?
Can a top restaurant refuse anyone to enter if they are not in “proper attire”?
A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.
- Caskie Stinnet
Gay "marriage" does not and cannot fit the definition of Biblically-defined Holy Matrimony. Therefore, churches simply take themselves out of the "marriage" business and re-affirm their place in the Biblical context of Holy Matrimony.
You could be a photographer for Biblical Holy Matrimony services only, and not market yourself as a general "wedding photographer."
Your real paying customers will understand.
Problem solved.
FReegards!
Merely place a sign on the front window that ALL profits from Gay Weddings, “commitment ceremonies”, etc, will be donated to the National Organization for Marriage IN THE NAME OF THE GAY “COUPLE”. . . .put it in the contract as well. And require, also as part of the contract, that a sign announcing the donation MUST be prominently placed at the entrance to the reception, etc. . .
They don’t like the deal ? Sorry, that’s the standard contract you offer. . .
I think these Christian bakers and photographers are taking entirely too much on themselves.
Baking a cake or taking photos isn’t really helping anybody to commit sodomy.
Meanwhile, the schools are teaching sodomy to five-year-olds. People are voting for pro-abortion politicians—without whom there would be no persecution of the Church, no pro-sodomy propaganda, etc.
The bakers and photographers are being left out to turn slowly, slowly in the wind, while no one else is doing much of anything to resist the tyranny of the abortionist-sodomites.
When exactly did we lose our stomach for a fight? Gen. Patton would be slapping us all!
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
The cake baker always has the recipe for a cake that might not be to the taste of everyone. Nothing like a cake with more than a dash of salt and a minimum of sugar.
If the gays weren’t so determined to force themselves upon unwilling businesses, they wouldn’t be passing up some great opportunities.
The gays could open their own businesses (or buy out existing ones) in the photog and bakery fields. They could then openly advertise that they are “gay friendly”, word would spread and they would corner the market of gay customers.
Add arsenic to the “wedding” cake.