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re: Catholic couple fined $13,000 for refusing to host same-sex ‘wedding’
Posted on 11/11/14 at 6:57 pm to Kentucker
Posted on 11/11/14 at 6:57 pm to Kentucker
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They violated New York law by denying the lesbian couple the use of their farm, as they happily do for straight couples.
This is the part I don't get. So what? If they had denied a ceremony to an exceptionally fat and/or ugly couple because it would be bad for business, would anybody care? Or forget any reasons given at all - why can't a business owner just say, "No, we don't want your business"? It's not like the lesbian couple couldn't be married somewhere else.
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Posted on 11/11/14 at 7:00 pm to finestfirst79
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This is the part I don't get. So what? If they had denied a ceremony to an exceptionally fat and/or ugly couple because it would be bad for business, would anybody care? Or forget any reasons given at all - why can't a business owner just say, "No, we don't want your business"? It's not like the lesbian couple couldn't be married somewhere else.
The fact that the gay couple recorded the conversation that they were told they couldn't get married by the owners, and the "staff" now has to take sensitivity training, leads me to believe the couple had an idea it was coming which means they thought they were going to get it no problems, then the owners that weren't dealing with the patrons found out they were gay and told the employees to end it.
Yes though. They should have lied and found a different reason to cancel it.
Posted on 11/11/14 at 7:04 pm to finestfirst79
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This is the part I don't get. So what? If they had denied a ceremony to an exceptionally fat and/or ugly couple because it would be bad for business, would anybody care? Or forget any reasons given at all - why can't a business owner just say, "No, we don't want your business"? It's not like the lesbian couple couldn't be married somewhere else.
Wonderful question, and so timely. Any business owner can refuse service to anyone for any reason.
Dumbfounded? Yes, they can refuse service to any individual (or individual couple in the thread's example). HOWEVER, and it's a giant however, they cannot refuse service to a class of people.
Does that compute?
This post was edited on 11/11/14 at 7:06 pm
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