Originally Posted By: Matter-eater Man
The bakers refused service because the customers were gay, correct? I could understand if the customers had requested something pornographic on the cake but it sounds like the bakers automatically denied service on the basis of the customer's sexual orientation. Imagine how much you would holler if you were denied service because of what ever religion you claim to be?


No!

If they were gay and were simply having a birthday party or Christmas party, the bakers I'm sure would have catered without a second thought.
There was a specific type of event they didn't want to endorse, because of their religious beliefs opposing that specific event they were asked to cater.

If Council On American Islamic Relations (CAIR) had an office party, I'm confident the bakers would cater it. If they wanted these bakers to cater a political event for rallying to impose Sharia law, the Christian bakers would likely refuse that too.

You seem blind to the fact that it is not a refusal to serve gays per se in any circumstance, but only that their beliefs prohibit them from endorsing this specific event of participating in a gay marriage.

If gay bakers were forced to cater a defense-of-marriage rally, they'd likely put HIV-infected blood in the icing, if forced to cater the event.