re: Catholic couple fined $13,000 for refusing to host same-sex ‘wedding’

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I wouldn't support a business that wouldn't serve black people. The current way doesn't allow me to know who's a racist because they have to follow the given law.

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It's better to have the laws and hide discrimination than otherwise.

For instance, there might be a restaurant owner who has his business robbed 4 times in a month by black kids. Given no laws, his response might be to refuse to allow black people into his restaurant even though he harbors no ill will towards black people in general.

If I knew the facts, I would not think the man a racist and would not avoid his business because of it. Stereotypes become more truthful as the radius of their influence decreases.

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I hate these semantic games.

I wouldn't support a business that wouldn't serve black people. The current way doesn't allow me to know who's a racist because they have to follow the given law.

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It's been that way for a while. Civil rights movement and all.