Posted on 04/23/2013 2:52:31 AM PDT by markomalley
freedom of association
can’t allow that I guess
This isn’t a funny issue, but the idea of the musician being compelled to write a song for a gay wedding made me laugh.
“So I wrote this totally sucky awful crappy whacky song for you, oo, oo....” ;0)
So... could she refuse to make a cake for an 8th grade orgy party?
Can the state force you to be a supporter of gay rights?
This is why we need lawyers to talk for us. I would happily argue in court that providing flowers for a real wedding for a real couple is an entirely difference product and service than providing flowers for a fake wedding for a gay "couple". I would also argue that the courts have no authority to enforce a clearly unconstitutional law and that they have no power to force compliance, since they would be going against the laws of a higher Power. It's better for a lawyer to make a more nuanced argument in court. In public though, I would happily state that position once the courts were done meddling with my free exercise of my God-given rights.
You will be required to offer incense to the god of the State religion. Or face punishment.
Serious question. Can any lawyers here tell me why the defense for this and like cases does not bring up all the religious exemptions for Muslims? like Obamacare?
Because equal protection seems to indicate that it would.
Why not just buy the flowers elsewhere?
It is called free Enterprise. now the gays want to state that by rights guaranteed by God (actually it is government) they can have whatever they want. Is not that theft? America does not supply your every want.
America has a unwritten policy get off your butt and work for it dammit. Unfortunately there are some whom feel the are entitled to get a free ride off the sweat and blood of others whom their backsides off.
If the Gays want flowers at their weddings just go to a Gay florist. They just want to make an example of a woman whom stands by principals, morals and values. It is a foreign concept to them principals, morals and values.
They have been Disneyfied - Kamu Matata - Lion King - An animated film that the Liberals thinks is real life.
> Can the state require a painter to paint a portrait of a gay couple? Could the state require a musician to write a song? Bristol asked, according to the Associated Press. Can the government compel them to say something they don’t want to say? It violates the First Amendment.
Excellent points by the defending attorney.
I am certain that if I had a valid consumer protection complaint against a retailer, much less an invalid complaint that violated the retailer’s 1st Amendment rights, that I would not receive the direct attention of the State Attorney General.
Homosexuals have disproportionate influence over elected officials.
exactly.
What damages? Just buy your cake elsewhere.
work is missing work their backsides. mind working faster than fingers. Or maybe I need a cup of coffee. wait a minute I do not drink coffee. or is it I need a shot of something stronger. wait I do not drink either.
opps sorry about the word missing just one of those mornings. not even six o clock and look out the window and it is April 23, 2013 and it is snowing. 8 - 12 inches of snow expected. On Sunday it is supposed to be 70 degrees.
sorry again must be the effects of global warming or it is George Bush’s fault.
It will start happening fairly quickly - they will move fast to consolodate their power.
the rainbow lobby has decided to drive this woman out of business
Florist ran out of pink roses, end of story.
This is what the push for gay marriage is all about. They will then sue Christian churches for refusing to perform weddings and wipe them out. Is there any doubt of their evil intent?
If a business provides a product or service to opposite-sex couples for their weddings, then it must provide same-sex couples the same product or service.
How long before a church is sued for not performing the “wedding”?
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