Bakery Faces Boycott for Refusing to Make Gay Wedding Cake

[00tec]

The owner is a nice guy. My wife and I have ordered maybe a dozen cakes from him. They are expensive but good.

By the way, he will not make a Halloween cake either because of his religious beliefs.

Mind sharing what he generally charges for a simple cake? Need to know how much I should budget for.

[Rooskibar03]

Right around the corner from my house. I'm going to head over and order a cake on my way home from Chick Fil A tomorrow.

I'm done with the progressive agenda.

Your Freedom to be you, Includes my freedom to be free from you

[Sharpienads]

Right around the corner from my house. I'm going to head over and order a cake on my way home from Chick Fil A tomorrow.

I'm done with the progressive agenda.

Your Freedom to be you, Includes my freedom to be free from you

Whoa, sounds like somebody else here listens to The Wilkow Majority!

[Rooskibar03]

Whoa, sounds like somebody else here listens to The Wilkow Majority!

You know it. In fact I met him on Saturday night.

[rxgremlin]

Mind sharing what he generally charges for a simple cake? Need to know how much I should budget for.

A two layer cake about 10-12" in diameter is approx $28.

[sniper7]

Except for the people who want to buy a custom cake. They might choose to do business elsewhere.

He said he would do custom cakes for everyone just not gay wedding cakes.
for the wedding cakes he can make an extensive book to order from with no "customizations" such as rainbows or two men or two women on the cake.

[Jer]

I didn't notice, is this a government funded agency that is prohibited from discriminating against protected classes or is it a private business owner who has the right to do business with or not do business with anyone who he feels like for ANY reason or no reason at all?

You're personal beliefs don't matter.

/thread

[Rucker61]

I didn't notice, is this a government funded agency that is prohibited from discriminating against protected classes or is it a private business owner who has the right to do business with or not do business with anyone who he feels like for ANY reason or no reason at all?

Your personal beliefs don't matter.

/thread

The law does, however, and in this case, neither of your examples fit. As posted earlier:

24-34-601. Discrimination in places of public accommodation - definition

(1) As used in this part 6, "place of public accommodation" means any place of business engaged in any sales to the public and any place offering services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations to the public, including but not limited to any business offering wholesale or retail sales to the public; any place to eat, drink, sleep, or rest, or any combination thereof; any sporting or recreational area and facility; any public transportation facility; a barber shop, bathhouse, swimming pool, bath, steam or massage parlor, gymnasium, or other establishment conducted to serve the health, appearance, or physical condition of a person; a campsite or trailer camp; a dispensary, clinic, hospital, convalescent home, or other institution for the sick, ailing, aged, or infirm; a mortuary, undertaking parlor, or cemetery; an educational institution; or any public building, park, arena, theater, hall, auditorium, museum, library, exhibit, or public facility of any kind whether indoor or outdoor. "Place of public accommodation" shall not include a church, synagogue, mosque, or other place that is principally used for religious purposes.

(2) It is a discriminatory practice and unlawful for a person, directly or indirectly, to refuse, withhold from, or deny to an individual or a group, because of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, or ancestry, the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of a place of public accommodation or, directly or indirectly, to publish, circulate, issue, display, post, or mail any written, electronic, or printed communication, notice, or advertisement that indicates that the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of a place of public accommodation will be refused, withheld from, or denied an individual or that an individual's patronage or presence at a place of public accommodation is unwelcome, objectionable, unacceptable, or undesirable because of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, or ancestry.

(2.5) It is a discriminatory practice and unlawful for any person to discriminate against any individual or group because such person or group has opposed any practice made a discriminatory practice by this part 6 or because such person or group has made a charge, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing conducted pursuant to this part 6.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, it is not a discriminatory practice for a person to restrict admission to a place of public accommodation to individuals of one sex if such restriction has a bona fide relationship to the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of such place of public accommodation.

[Byte Stryke]

OMG!!! Why is he racist against children celebrating halloween?!?!

please tell me you are kidding....

my sarcasm meter is borked

[mevshooter]

(2) It is a discriminatory practice and unlawful for a person, directly or indirectly, to refuse, withhold from, or deny to an individual or a group, because of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, or ancestry, the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of a place of public accommodation or, directly or indirectly, to publish, circulate, issue, display, post, or mail any written, electronic, or printed communication, notice, or advertisement that indicates that the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of a place of public accommodation will be refused, withheld from, or denied an individual or that an individual's patronage or presence at a place of public accommodation is unwelcome, objectionable, unacceptable, or undesirable because of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, or ancestry.
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That big part I highlighted is where I think the argument that it is "illegal" may not be accurate.

Isn't a private business a PRIVATE business? Its not a park, or a court house, or a state owned university, etc.

Similar to a business being able to "ban" firearms on their property, even though it is a right in this state with the proper permits, or OC'ing if allowed.