This ruling makes no sense in the USA, home of the free.
Suppose I wanted to open a business, a floral shop, bakery, whatever, and I can’t decide whether to open it in Jonesville or Smithville. Finally I decide upon Jonesville. Do the people of Smithville have the right to sue me because I am depriving them of my services?
Or suppose, after being in business a few years in Jonesville, I decide to retire. Can the people of Jonesville now sue me, forcing me not to retire, because I would be depriving them of my services?
Obviously not. I can open a business or not open one. I can open in one town and reject another. I can shut down my business whenever I want.
Therefore, nobody has a right to my services, or the services of any other private company! If that’s not the law, then the law needs to be changed.
Seems to me private businesses reject customers for a variety of reasons. You can’t go into a fancy restaurant dressed like a slob. You can’t walk into a movie theater carrying a big bag of home-popped popcorn and a jug of sweet tea. They’ll turn you away. So why can’t these Christian companies turn away whomever they want?
Suppose I wanted to open a business, a floral shop, bakery, whatever, and I can’t decide whether to open it in Jonesville or Smithville. Finally I decide upon Jonesville. Do the people of Smithville have the right to sue me because I am depriving them of my services?
Or suppose, after being in business a few years in Jonesville, I decide to retire. Can the people of Jonesville now sue me, forcing me not to retire, because I would be depriving them of my services?
Obviously not. I can open a business or not open one. I can open in one town and reject another. I can shut down my business whenever I want.
Therefore, nobody has a right to my services, or the services of any other private company! If that’s not the law, then the law needs to be changed.
Seems to me private businesses reject customers for a variety of reasons. You can’t go into a fancy restaurant dressed like a slob. You can’t walk into a movie theater carrying a big bag of home-popped popcorn and a jug of sweet tea. They’ll turn you away. So why can’t these Christian companies turn away whomever they want?