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In reply to the discussion: Indiana Pizzeria: No Pies for Gay Weddings [View all]TlalocW
(15,384 posts)I sometimes think that the way to go in these cases is yes, to allow laws like this, but instead of just good businesses putting up, "We Serve Everyone," signs or stickers, if you want to be able to discriminate, you have to apply for a sticker that you put in your window that says you reserve the right to discriminate. If no sticker in your window, you're legally obligated to serve everyone until you do get that sticker. Once everyone knows who is on which side of the issue, the "good Christian" businesses can see if they'll be able to survive doing business amongst themselves and the shrinking minority of people who think like they do. Yes, they'll lose business, and many places will shut down, but they're not just talking the talk but walking the walk when it comes to showing they're on God's side so they can take solace in that.
This guy essentially just went and did this, and he essentially picked this fight for no good reason. Now if he had been a baker or a florist or some business more closely associated with weddings, it might have made more sense, but as so many have pointed out, you don't normally serve pizza at a wedding reception. I work on the peripherals of this industry, and I'm comfortable in saying, I bet he's done at most two or three receptions since the business opened. But now that he's come down on the, "No gay weddings," we'll see how that affects his day-to-day business.
TlalocW