Posted on 04/27/2015 12:14:22 PM PDT by madprof98
The young couple wanted really special invitations made up for their wedding, something that looked like a train ticket to fit with the railroad theme of their big day. So bride-to-be Paige Beckwith turned to a Suwanee printer who’d been recommended to her.
But the printer rejected the job because of his religious beliefs, the parent company of the printing business said Monday.
Beckwith is gay.
However, a company spokesman at AlphaGraphics confirmed Beckwith’s story.
The company also released a statement: “We do not condone discrimination of any kind, and wish to make clear that customers of any race, religion, nationality, ethnicity or sexual orientation are welcome at our franchisees’ locations nationwide. We also wish to apologize to the customers who were impacted by the actions of this franchisee, and hope that our response conveys the level of commitment we feel toward upholding our company’s standards of inclusion, and that all members of the Suwanee community continue to feel welcome at AlphaGraphics.”
In addition, the company offered to do the invitations at no cost to the couple.
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“In addition, the company offered to do the invitations at no cost to the couple.”
That does not seem fair.
Do straight couples always get free wedding invitations?
I would bet that they do not.
Back somewhere in my posting history I have posts putting forth the idea of assigning the proceeds of a homosexual wedding cake to promoting traditional marriage.
I now think that the idea may be subject to discrimination laws, because homosexual cakes are singled out. Don’t know, it’s a legal question, and I’m not an attorney.
The easy workaround, however, is to donate a fixed amount from all wedding cakes to those causes.
Here is to kicker; Encourage matching funds from non-business sources, friends, churches, customers for cakes of their choosing.
Business contributes $10 per cake (let’s say), others match it at 10:1, or some amount of their own choosing.
Post the proceeds of the different cakes prominently in the store.
Suddenly, thousands of dollars are raised, the community has an opportunity to be part of the put-down, and, as nearly as I can determine, no laws are broken.
Should we take a cue from the good folks in Baltimore? No, not riot and loot and burn, but get in the streets with signs and make our presence known. Put these ***holes under some pressure. We accomplish nothing talking amongst ourselves.
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