mash man wrote:
Sho you have to ask someone if they are gay before you kick his ass in a bar fight?
Of course not - now, if you:
A) Pick a fight with someone because they are gay - you're fucked.
B) Kick someone's ass and call them gay at any point - you're asking for trouble.
With that said - bar fights are a good way to lose your gun rights or more (including your life)...so I don't really recommend them in general. Beyond that, in other states - carrying a gun in a bar is legal...which should also give you pause regarding that sort of behavior.
Honestly, I think they went overboard by forcing the guy to make the cake...but he put himself out there without checking on the possible consequences and this was it. Beyond that - I'm supportive of the ruling in general as our society cannot function if we allowing people to refuse to provide particular services to specific groups of people because it contradicts with their religious beliefs...case in point - there's a large Mormon population in the Phoenix area and as doctors, nurses and pharmacists they frequently refuse to provide or fill birth control prescriptions for unmarried women and use their religion as an excuse. They have been called out on it and some of them have reverted to passive aggressively dragging their feet while claiming "insurance problems."
Most of us have to make compromises with our jobs, family and personal beliefs - that's life. It seems these folks learned their lesson, given that the article said they have stopped making wedding cakes for everyone.
