“Bake the cake, or else #LoveWins and you lose your business or end up in jail.”
I don’t take anywhere near that pessimistic an outlook. Heck, I’m almost giddy. Now that the problem is before us AND RECOGNIZED we can take steps to avoid it.
Imagine how different the situation in that case would have been if the bakers prayerfully accepted the order. And then, due to circumstances completely beyond their control, were unable to deliver the cake on the day of the sex toy party. And apologized profusely and provided a full refund.
That’s the thing about happenstance. It happens.
We are called upon to be as wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Nowhere in that is it implied that we volunteer to act as punching bags.
It's time a whole lot of people figured that out.