Should a Private business be able to discriminate?

Recently it came to light that two gay guys tried to get a wedding cake for themselves, but the bakery owner refused to make a wedding cake for them. He did not refuse complete service to them. He did say they could buy anything that's already in the bakery, but would not make a wedding cake for them, since it conflicted with his religious beliefs.

Since this he did discriminate against them, albeit this happened in July of 2012, the local prosecutor has recently filed an official discrimination complaint against the baker. That is why its really come to light, since an official complain has not been filed. I do not know why they waited almost a year to do it, but now its out in the public of what happened that day almost a year ago.

Now, this blog post really isn't about what this bakery owner did, but asking the question if a private business owner can discriminate against anyone they want to.

Even now, you can still see "reserve the right to refuse anyone" signs in various businesses. So, with that in mind, should a business owner be able to refuse service or be selective on the service they give their customers, based upon personal beliefs?

OK, so with that question asked, I will go into what I believe. Do I believe you should be able to discriminate against someone because they are gay, straight, Asian, transgender or a Belieber? Yes and no; and this is what I mean with that answer.

If its your business, you should sell or give the service on how you want to. I do not believe you should have to make special exceptions out of your norm. Now, in the case of the bakery owner, he does custom work all the time. Making custom cakes for different occasions that he may not make normally in his display cases. That is where the catch lies. What is good for the goose, is good for the gander.

If you make a custom product for one person, then because someone is gay then you should not be able to discriminate against that person by not making a custom product for them.

Now, if you only sell a certain set of products, then you should not be forced into doing something yo do not normally do. That I believe should not have to happen. If someone wants something that a shop owner does not do and then yells discrimination, I think that should be thrown out like the latest Justin Beiber album.

Now, there is one exception to the rule. If you are a Justin Beiber fan or Just Beiber himself, then I think anything goes against that person. Minus serious injury or murder.

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