Comments on: Bake a Cake—And Be Religious Too!

By: Mission_Architect

Mission_Architect — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 17:03:00 +0000

By: Mission_Architect

Mission_Architect — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 16:58:00 +0000

The thing that has to be recognized is Christians believe that a same-sex relationship is indeed wrong, but it does not mean that we hate these people, we are told to love them (love your neighbor as yourself). Unfortunately some ‘Christians’ have wrongly demonstrated hate towards those who are attracted to the same sex. Nevertheless, our goal is to bring individuals to the understanding of who God is and his desire to be with us. With the bible stating that a same-sex marriage will lead a person further away from finding or desiring God, we are not going to support it, just as a doctor would not prescribe something that would deteriorate the health of an individual. The baker had the right to refuse service, because the God she serves is greater than business, money, or any other desire of this world (“You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength” (Deuteronomy 6:5)). Just as a parent refuses giving a child something detrimental to their health out of love, the baker was doing the same thing. Now I do honestly hope the baker’s intentions were rooted in the Bible and that she still tried to share love with the couple whose belief were different that hers, that is what we are supposed to do. If the couple wanted to take their services elsewhere, that is fine. None of us Christians are going to boycott those bakeries, because we will not take away that free will of those who believe differently than us. But we will stand for what we believe in and it is wrong to make us do something that stands against our moral standards (is that not discrimination against us and forcing a belief system down our throats?). Rosaria Butterfield is a Christian author with attractions for the same sex who has great perspectives on why we must stand for what we believe in.

By: Stanley B. Manley

Stanley B. Manley — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 03:30:00 +0000

I’m wondering if they’d be allowed to turn away a customer who wanted a big swastika put on a cake.

By: Stanley B. Manley

Stanley B. Manley — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 20:53:00 +0000

In reply to Sean Nolan. Problem is the Christians will start boycotting those who DO serve same sex couples.

By: Stanley B. Manley

Stanley B. Manley — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 20:51:00 +0000

In reply to Yee-chung Fu. And in most cases it's downright impossible.

By: Yee-chung Fu

Yee-chung Fu — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 19:28:00 +0000

In reply to Mo Fo. Because it's hard to find a Halal bakery.

By: Mo Fo

Mo Fo — Sun, 27 Sep 2015 15:56:00 +0000

Why do Gays NEVER ask a Muslim business to cater their wedding? Why is a Halal Market NEVER asked to cater a Gay Wedding?
Notice ONLY Christian businesses are targeted????

By: Insanity_Claus

Insanity_Claus — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 00:25:00 +0000

There are a lot of ways to determine that the bakers are in the wrong. I think the approach that is th easiest for the bakers to accept is to discuss economics. They run a business. The purpose of the business is to make money. Not selling a cake to anyone is bad business. They should not confuse business ethics and religious ethics.

Also, to help the public decide which bakers to use, put a comment in Yelp stating that that bakery has refused to sell wedding cakes to same-e couples. If I saw that, I would not buy anything from them. I am sure others would too.

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 13:33:00 +0000

In reply to JamesKaye. That certainly would be unconfortable but if there is a sign on the door.... don'g go in. They are perverse enough to put "foreign matter" into the food as it appears the consequences are not really important to them. It is insane that they would alienate clients but they have never been accused of being smart.

By: JamesKaye

JamesKaye — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 03:57:00 +0000

In reply to Bill.

I think the problem is that the gay couple probably didn’ know until they walk into the place and try to order a cake…then the awkward silence comes, or maybe a berating, and the prospective customers are forced to leave without being able to do something as simple as order a product. I live out in the country where the next bakery may be 50 miles away. If someone is in a business to serve customers they cannot pick which ones by discrimination.

I understand the concern over a cake being tampered with but any crime like that would be easily traceable to the culprit and their business would definitely be shut down. That’s probably incentive enough to do the job right.