Really?

Published by Starfish

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765648213/Religious-freedom-bill-riles-gay-rights-supporters.html?pg=2

The above referenced article has me wondering. What happened to the Constitution? Don't we still believe in that? Is it not still the law of the land? Why on earth would we need a bill like this in Arizona?

If a doctor refuses to perform abortions because he's Catholic, then that hopeless young lady would have to simply find another doctor to perform the procedure, right? I don't think doctors are being forced to perform abortions because they're being discriminatory toward promiscuity. They simply believe abortion is murder and is wrong. Nothing personal, it's about their own salvation, not yours. Now if a wedding photographer or baker refuses to photograph or bake a cake for a gay couple, they are protected under the Constitution to refuse their business to that couple, right? The couple could just go somewhere else for those services. Why would that couple want to be photographed, or eat the cake made, by a person who doesn't accept their lifestyle choice anyway?

Can you believe we live in a world where this kind of legislation is even considered? Can you believe we live in a world where grown-ups cannot even act as mature as children, where they can't simply say, "Hey I'm gay and this is my husband-to-be, will you make the cake for our wedding please," and then hear "Well my religion prohibits me from supporting this, I'm sorry I can't do that for you," then walk away and say, "Let's try the next bakery, maybe they like gay people."? I don't care if you think it's wrong to refuse to give business to someone based on sexual orientation, that's none of your business to judge that person. The point is that we should be able to co-exist as best as we can. We should be able to say, "Hey, you believe this, I believe that, we are in America and that is that."

The gay community will always compare themselves to the time when civil rights were a big thing with black people. Well personally I think it was very wrong for someone to say a black man could not eat in his restaurant. But honestly, I think if someone wants to be racist in that way, they have the freedom to do that. It's their business and they will pay the consequences of their racism. They can refuse business to whomever they want, but they will likely pay the consequences if the community seems to rally for the black people. So if you think that gay people are equivalent to the experiences of the black people, then just consider yourselves a part of history and let things work themselves out.

Feelings will get hurt and offenses will fly, that is just how the world is. Forcing someone through legislation to do something they don't believe in is wrong and against the constitution. A free America allows you to have other options. There is always someone out there who is on your side, especially in today's America. There is no way whatsoever that we will all agree with each other and making laws and forcing others is not the answer, that isn't going to make it better. People, just grow up and be the "bigger person" however you think that rolls. If you are a true pacifist you wouldn't be blocking the governor's door willing to be arrested while you make a raucous and chant your chants and disrupting someone's work. True fairness comes through true freedom. You get what you get when you get it because that's life. If you run into an obstacle, that's life, go around it and find another way. When you try to force people to live the way YOU think is right, you are just putting an obstacle in the way of THAT person's beliefs. Kind of selfish and anti-productive, don't you think?