This is a philosophical question, based on a real event, but not looking at the specific, but rather what you think is the moral thing for the government of a free society to enforce by threat of violence.
In your opinion should a baker be required by law to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple? Forget what the law is or what the government is requiring. I want to know if you think a gay couple has a moral right to use the police power of the state to force a baker to work for them.
Do you see a difference in a baker setting standards on who he will work for and a restaurant putting up a sign that says “No shoes, no shirt, no service,” thus establishing the parameters on who it will serve?
Oh, I almost forgot to add: if a gay couple has the right to force a baker to bake them a wedding cake, would the baker have a corresponding right to require the gay couple to buy their wedding cake from him even if they wanted to use someone else?
In your opinion should a baker be required by law to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple? Forget what the law is or what the government is requiring. I want to know if you think a gay couple has a moral right to use the police power of the state to force a baker to work for them.
Do you see a difference in a baker setting standards on who he will work for and a restaurant putting up a sign that says “No shoes, no shirt, no service,” thus establishing the parameters on who it will serve?
Oh, I almost forgot to add: if a gay couple has the right to force a baker to bake them a wedding cake, would the baker have a corresponding right to require the gay couple to buy their wedding cake from him even if they wanted to use someone else?