I don’t even see this as religious freedom. I see this as a freedom of association issue. If some one finds an activity objectionable they should not be forced to actively participate in the activity. any artistic indever like decorating a cake or taking a pictures you are showing your approval by your very action. How would a Black baker feel if a some one came into there business and told them we want a wedding cake and are theme is racial purity because we met at a clan rally could you please put on top the cake these two figures in clan robs.
It is a freedom of association issue. But we lost that right a long time ago.
That’s the way I see it also.
This issue is so much bigger than just gay marriage.
Rand Paul tried to point this out a few years ago and is still to this day hounded as being “against civil rights and a racist”. He tried to make the point that government should not be telling private individuals or businesses who they have to associate with and that the free market would take care of the rest and that this was a flaw in ONE PORTION the Civil Rights Act.
He was right then and now. If we cede too much power to the government they will not stop there. There is no upper limit to the power grab of the mob (using the government as their henchmen). This has been proven over and over again throughout history.