“Every business owner should either come up with a strategy to act legally or get out of the biz. That is always true, gay or not.”
I respect that. The left has these Christian business owners in a real conundrum. It really comes down to obeying the law or going out of business, because a Christian would probably consider lying or deceiving to avoid the job to be morally wrong, too.
In a way it's comparable to those "gun toting Christian fanatics" who made up the abolishionist movement and set up the Underground Railroad. Surely they were in situations were they lied to the bounty hunters to protect the runaway slaves, and themselves for that matter so they could help more "fugitive" slaves seek safe haven. Same thing with the Righteous Christians who help as many Jews as they could escape the Nazis.
As a Christian, I don’t care. There is no command that says not to lie. There is a command that says not to bear false witness against your neighbor.
If necessary, I would just tell a gay couple sorry I can’t do any weddings that day and make up an excuse for back-up days.