Arizona lawmakers pass anti-gay bill

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SocialistSlayer said:

the2real4mafol said:
Wow, new segregation!
What is actually there problem with LGBT? I though Republicans especially were against "big government" and yet when they can use it to hurt minorities they do it. Hypocrites!

As long as LGBT people harm no one, they should be allowed to do what they want. It's there bodies.

Also, surely there are bigger issues out there than gay people.

this is the opposite of big government, it allows businesses to volunterly do business with whom they choose, just as customers are allowed to choose with whom they do business with or not. (well mostly, they are not forced to buy health insurance against their will, but thats beside the point)

this law came about with multiple cases coming up of business having to do things against their consious. Especially the story of the Christian bakery that was forced to shut down, because a gay couple sued them, because said owners of bakery didnt want to violate thier religuous beliefs and bake them a cake for their wedding. another being a flourist company being sued because she didnt want to provide flowers for a gay wedding. Or the photographer who didnt want to take wedding photos of a gay couple. 

Why should these businesses be forced to provide a service in which they dont want to. Forcing labor is slavery. If those gay couples wanted those services, they could easily go to a competing business and recieve said service. . (What if ALL business refused? Then what?)

As for your 2nd a 3rd paragraph, your statement doesnt really make any sense or relevence to this story. Neither this news article, nor the law even adresses what gay people can do. It has nothing to do with what gay people can do with their bodies.  Did you even read the story/law?

Surely the whole point of a business is to just make money. Being picky over your customers is just limiting that and such a law goes dangerously close to bring back segregation. Segregation belongs in the 20th not 21st century. Your example are on religious cases but what if a business refuses to trade or do a service for blacks, muslims or whoever because of conflicting believes. It's there choice but don't you see a problem with that?

I though religion had no place in the workplace and that the profit motive was enough to overlook our differences, maybe I was wrong. And to be honest, I think it's a pointless and stupid law.