Religious, political, moral, association. Any apply. An Atheist restaurant owner should be able to refuse to host a Catholic event if it is against his moral principles. That is the genius of the 1st amendment. Individuals are allowed to choose based on their own sensibilities and moral code, with the government preserving that autonomy regarding how you live your life.
Even though I am convinced the atheists are wrong, I’d still far rather have this than to have all personal commerce be forced into one size fits all.
We were warned about this back when the enforced nondiscrimination was, modulo some mild grumbling, pretty much noncontroversial. That a principle of freedom was going to get compromised. Now, the spark has reached the end of the fuse.
Oh lawdy, and I suppose we are all supposed to spend a ton of time figuring out who we are and aren’t allowed to buy from and under what circumstances? Are you under the impression that trying to operate a business isn’t complicated enough without spending all your time trading proctalogical exams with every vendor and individual you might potentially deal with?!
Not under the First Amendment. And really that only protects you from government interference, not from interference from private individuals. This law extends that. And while I agree with the premise that a person should be allowed to practice their religion as their faith dictates, I disagree with all these "oh no no no, it's not discrimination" claims that are being made. It is discrimination. But sometimes that's what a person believes their faith requires and the legal system shouldn't be allowed to be a tool to beat them up for it.
Individuals are allowed to choose based on their own sensibilities and moral code, with the government preserving that autonomy regarding how you live your life.
Infortunately for this pizza place, they're learning the First Amendment also protects people's right to trash them online.