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If I owned the bakery, I would post this prominently in my store and in any literature.

I serve ALL customers. However, due to my religious convictions, I do not knowingly produce, modify or sell any product that celebrates, endorses or approves any activity that I believe to be sinful before God.

If you want recommendations of other establishments that might cater to your specific wishes that we cannot fulfill, we will supply you with contact numbers.

If you desire to "go public" and embarrass me, great. I will get tons of free publicity. During that time I WILL aggressively defend my beliefs and use every available media outlet to point out the true problem at play, which is the sin that you want me to commemorate, celebrate or endorse.

If you wish to FORCE me to do something against my religious convictions, go right ahead. I will spend every penny I have defending myself and countersuing you into bankruptcy. I will N E V E R bake a cake for you that depicts sinful acts before God. I will N E V E R endorse that sinful act. If you win the case, you will get no money and no cake.

So, how can we serve you?

Best suggestion I have come across:

Sign should say Wedding Cakes start at $20,000...but feel free to dicker about the price
"Hey...you baked that heterosexual couple a wedding cake for only $200...what gives?"
"I know, it's terrible, they really talked me down. They must've read 'The Art of the Deal'" ;)

Hat tip to GoneSalt.

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3324324/posts?page=32#32

I hate to say it, but your proposed bakery sign is something that many gay couples are waiting for, hoping for, and, yes, even searching for. Because in today's America, you will lose the resulting lawsuit, no matter how vigorous your defense. And that gay couple? Many don't want that cake as much as they want free money from a possible legal judgment.

It's very much like the people from the so-called Westboro Baptist Church. They protest in an outrageous manner not to make a political excuse, but to provoke a reaction that will allow them to file a lawsuit.