While I don’t agree with the decision, I don’t understand why the shop owners don’t make a hidious cake for these customers. The customers can then either take the cake, or walk.
I don’t see this as a big deal.
It’s not a big deal because it didn’t happen to you. A private business ought to do business how and with whomever he wants.
“While I don’t agree with the decision, I don’t understand why the shop owners don’t make a hidious cake for these customers. The customers can then either take the cake, or walk.”
Do you own a small business? I do, and I take pride in the quality of the work I do and consider it a reflection of my character.
The crux of this issue is the State forcing this businessman to abandon his beliefs, How would abandoning his pride of workmanship be a remedy?
And you expect the shop owners to eat the bill each time customers do not accept their product and walk?
I think you’re missing the point. They would bake for the gay couple. They had no problem cooking for the gays. They objected a “gay wedding cake”. They said their shop doesn’t make that kind of cake.
“While I don’t agree with the decision, I don’t understand why the shop owners don’t make a hidious cake for these customers.”
They don’t want to leave this battle for someone else to fight in the courts, I think. Someone has to do it, and God bless these folks for having the courage to stand their ground.
I thought that too.
Just make ugly cakes for gay marraiges. But someone does to make a stand good on him for doing it.
You must be young
I admire your defiance but that logic invites more problems
That would still be participating in a homosexual wedding albeit in a passive aggressive manner. Responding to a neurosis by being neurotic isn’t really a positive solution.
“While I don’t agree with the decision, I don’t understand why the shop owners don’t make a hidious cake for these customers. “
Ditto. More subtle ways to handle these situations:
1. “When do you need that cake? Let me check my book. Uh oh, I’m booked up and won’t be able to get that cake out for a couple of weeks after your wedding. Could I suggest a less busy bakery down the street?”
2. Bake the damn cake, but out of expired cake mixes from Dollar General and expired canned icing from same. Do a less than stellar job on the decorations. Cheerfully offer a full refund and profuse apologies regarding any complaints.
Therein lies the problem. sigh
Perhaps they should have made a cake resembling a steaming pile of cow dung.
Then you are blind.