Posted on 10/12/2022 8:49:41 PM PDT by grundle
Now that I think about it, that might explain a lot...
The reasoning, if not ruling, regarding bakers, was that they could not deny the sale of an existing product/cake. But you couldn’t forcibly commission an original creation.
Following your argument, morals and principles are...well...not really morals or principles. Rather, they are conditional sets of guidance that rely upon the opposition or zeitgeist for definition.
Did we let the left define the morality of abortion for us? Did we let the left define the morality of firearms ownership for us? Did we let the left define the morality of free speech for us?
Years ago, divorce was a Bad Thing. Then, it wasn't. Now, alleged conservatives (including the religious ones) don't even talk about the immorality of tearing up a marriage, despite Biblical warnings of the warm temperatures awaiting divorces.
I totally understand the appeal of "well, if the left can ignore morals. I can do that, too." And I totally understand that many people HAVE surrendered their position. But the second a conservative gives a cheery two thumbs up to playing stupid leftist tricks, they cease to be a conservative.
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