kidvizious said:
Of course the bill is bullshit but storeowners do have to right to refuse order to anyone for whatever their reason is. It is their business. If they don't like gays in their store/restraunt they do have the right to refuse service. That's part of the United States. Jews can be refused service as can Christians as can 5 year olds as can anyone if the store owner does not want to do business with someone for whatever reason.
You may think it's wrong but that's the way it is due to the people's beliefs. and that is something that can't be taken away from them.
Edit: and I say this all because I see LGBT supporters and anit-LBGT supporters attacking each other and insulting one another due to these differences instead of just accepting that they don't agree. Everything from religion to upbringings to races are being attacked with some even being banned. Why discuss or bring the topic if people who disagree are going to be banned or people agree will be banned? That is the ultimate hypocrisy.
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Actually it's not that simple. This was shown during the 60's when people refused to serve people of colour in restaurants. If you engage in public service, you can refused service on a individual, but you can not refuse a group of people because of prejudice.
What this law does is change that. So what would be illegal - say to refuse to service people with blue eyes - would now be legal if you have a religious reason - no matter how feeble. So if you follow the Bible women having their monthly cycles could be consider unclean and throw out of your business if you want.
But as others have pointed out, it's really hiding behind one's religion to discriminate, as it wouldn't be clearly illegal without the law.
And what’s happening is some uses prejudices are being exposed. They are not being respectful and they are getting themselves in trouble.