Asherlee, how do you feel about the gay wedding cake stuff? It's not a perfect analogy by any means but . . .
because if we're going to permit performance art exceptions, I can't really think of a good reason to not exempt bakers who feel that by making the cake it makes them a part of the ceremony and being a part of a sacrilegious ceremony gives genuine concern over their soul.
As I've already posted, I think context is important. I didn't say that I think all performing arts should be exempt because I don't.
Further, I don't think that all businesses should be excluded or included when deciding something like this. Context, intent, malice, etc. are all important.
Either you allow discrimination or you dont. You cant pick and choose because then it just becomes arbitrary.
I wholeheartedly disagree.
I think it is incorrect to try to lump everything into one group or the other because this is not a simple, contextless world. Things are complex and context in each scenario matters. In short, there is a lot of grey area and because of that case-by-case judgment should be used.
Then you can explain how segregation was slowly allowed back in the States because I see no difference. ---