Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   They Broke a State Law Date:   7/11/2015 7:04:04 PM

That's an interesting question and I don't know the answer, because I have no idea what the guidelines are in Colorado.  I don't know if the bakers were aware of the state law.  I assume they had legal respresntation to make their case. I think businesses should have the right to not take any business they don't want to take for whatever reason, but I don't think it is a smart idea to make an issue why, particularly if there is a state law waiting to be broken.  This is why I say that their issue is with the state, not the same sex couple. And if they were aware of the law and proceeded as they did, then I think they made a personal decision and should be willing to live with the consequences of their decision, even if it means they have to go out of business.    Personally, I don't understand why someone would object to baking a cake for "moral or religious" grounds.  It's a cake to be eaten by people, it's not sanctioning anything.   I can understand why a someone might not want to officiate on those grounds, but a cake or other food? 

I'm finding it very puzzling that people cannot seperate the civil from the religious.  If  same sex marriage is not within one's moral or religious belief, then  don't marry someone of the same sex - it is a personal decision.  And I wonder if it occurs to anyone that this is exactly what ISIS does - they impose their moral and religous beliefs on everyone else.