I'm sure we are all aware of the uproar created because a bakery refused to bake a wedding cake or a pizza for a gay wedding because of religious convictions.
First off, who has pizza at their wedding? But that is a whole different story.
It's not about bigotry or being racist.
It's about religious freedom, our first amendment.
Our Bill of Rights guarantees we won't be discriminated against for exercising our freedom of speech or freedom of religion.
There is no correlation between refusing to cater to a gay wedding and being a bigot.
You can still love and respect people without agreeing to everything they believe, say or do.
It's done all the time.
It's called loving the person, but not always loving what they say, do or believe.
We each have different values and they should be respected, regardless if we believe the same or not.
For the gay community to not respect a person of faith's values can also be interpreted as being bigoted and narrow-minded.
I'm not sure about the others, but the case in northern Indiana was a set-up.
A news reporter asked several bakeries a question about catering to a gay wedding.
She finally found the answer she wanted, and tried to further her career by taking advantage of someone's personal values.
It was a hypothetical question, there was no gay couple that came in and asked for them to cater a gay wedding.
Even if there was, and the bakery decided not to cater the wedding, that is within their constitutional right.
We cannot be discriminated against because of our religious beliefs.
It has nothing to do with bigotry or racism.
Whether you agree with them or not, it is their religious right, guaranteed by the constitution.
It wouldn't be any problem finding a baker, florist, or photographer to cater the wedding.
A few hardcore radical people are making it hard on everyone, most people who are gay are just like everyone else.
They just want to live the life they choose and not make life more difficult for either themselves or anyone else.
Besides, would you want someone baking a wedding cake who doesn't believe as you do, just to make a point? Somehow marriage is about more than making a political statement.
There are several videos circulating online where the same question was asked of a Muslim baker and others, no uproar.
It is definitely an attack on Christians and their beliefs.
There was a time when we could pray in school and nothing was said, the same for religious displays in public.
All that has changed.
In this day and age profanity is protected by our constitution, but religious values and principles are not.
If you believe the popular consensus of the public is correct on this matter and religious values mean nothing, what are you going to do when they come after your ministers, priests, nuns, and other spiritual advisors? Are you going to sit and watch?
First off, who has pizza at their wedding? But that is a whole different story.
It's not about bigotry or being racist.
It's about religious freedom, our first amendment.
Our Bill of Rights guarantees we won't be discriminated against for exercising our freedom of speech or freedom of religion.
There is no correlation between refusing to cater to a gay wedding and being a bigot.
You can still love and respect people without agreeing to everything they believe, say or do.
It's done all the time.
It's called loving the person, but not always loving what they say, do or believe.
We each have different values and they should be respected, regardless if we believe the same or not.
For the gay community to not respect a person of faith's values can also be interpreted as being bigoted and narrow-minded.
I'm not sure about the others, but the case in northern Indiana was a set-up.
A news reporter asked several bakeries a question about catering to a gay wedding.
She finally found the answer she wanted, and tried to further her career by taking advantage of someone's personal values.
It was a hypothetical question, there was no gay couple that came in and asked for them to cater a gay wedding.
Even if there was, and the bakery decided not to cater the wedding, that is within their constitutional right.
We cannot be discriminated against because of our religious beliefs.
It has nothing to do with bigotry or racism.
Whether you agree with them or not, it is their religious right, guaranteed by the constitution.
It wouldn't be any problem finding a baker, florist, or photographer to cater the wedding.
A few hardcore radical people are making it hard on everyone, most people who are gay are just like everyone else.
They just want to live the life they choose and not make life more difficult for either themselves or anyone else.
Besides, would you want someone baking a wedding cake who doesn't believe as you do, just to make a point? Somehow marriage is about more than making a political statement.
There are several videos circulating online where the same question was asked of a Muslim baker and others, no uproar.
It is definitely an attack on Christians and their beliefs.
There was a time when we could pray in school and nothing was said, the same for religious displays in public.
All that has changed.
In this day and age profanity is protected by our constitution, but religious values and principles are not.
If you believe the popular consensus of the public is correct on this matter and religious values mean nothing, what are you going to do when they come after your ministers, priests, nuns, and other spiritual advisors? Are you going to sit and watch?