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These good bakers should create a standard contract that specifies no penalty for non-performance. If they express their disapproval of being compelled by government force to violate deeply-held religious beliefs but agree to bake a cake if the buyers so demand, then they can in good conscience “oopsie, dropped the cake” on the day of the pretend wedding and cancel the contract, and refund payment due to their non-performance. If they are out a few dollars in sugar and flour, that’s no big deal compared with the joy of standing up to petty evil, especially if they don’t put much time or effort into a compulsory product that they know will never be delivered.

Anyone unwilling to face crushing legal bills from these fascists has no moral obligation to deal with them in good faith. Oopsie, the plumbing backed up, and you can’t use our venue tomorrow. In accordance with the contract, there is no non-performance penalty, but here is a refund of your deposit. I don’t care, not even a little, about some entitled bigot with a few hundred guests and no place to put them, not when they demanded that another person violate core values for their personal pleasure.

Photography? Whether the photographer takes syrup of ipecac on his way in to a gay wedding he is compelled to serve by a court order or a “Civil Rights” Commission, or he accidentally reformats the digital drive, misdevelops the film, or makes the wrong autofocus selection so that there are no usable photos, I’m good with that.

All contracts for personal service in areas controlled by the petty tyrants should have a “no penalty for non-performance” clause, and decent people who object to being compelled to serve in documenting/celebrating perversion should ensure that the non-performance is not provably intentional. In any case, however, decent people should never submit to evil. [Note: I’m not saying it is immoral to photograph/bake for a gay “wedding”, just that it is immoral to attempt to compel someone to violate core religious beliefs.]