>But if you advertise that you reserve the right to reject any applicant for any reason, what then?
Then you lose business, simple. You may also be vilified socially for discriminating against a group based on your own personal biases. Rightfully so. You'll be no different than the people who display these signs on their windows..
>>“Unless you’re running a private club or a church, you have no right to refuse anybody from buying your particular product.”
>Under current law, yes. Prior to the 1960s, that was not true - most businesses reserved the right to refuse service to anyone.
Prior to the 1980s, driving drunk wasn't illegal either. Does that mean drunken driving should be decriminalized?
>>“God created ALL people in his image”. >Then man fell. And we are NOT all children of God.
Oh really, Pastor Rogers? Ok, let's see what the good book says.
Romans 3:10 "What then? Are we better than they? No, in no way. For we previously charged both Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin. As it is written, 'There is no one righteous. No, not one.'"
Or how about this quote? "Colossians 3:11: "Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all."
Or how about Matthew 18:21-35?
>>“A Christian wouldn’t discriminate.” >If his goal is to collect money on time, not renting to someone he suspects is a deadbeat would be a good idea.
But what if that suspicion of being a deadbeat is based on superficial stereotype and not actually giving a person a background check, an interview and a credit check? Who has the poor judgment now? And what does the bible say about that? Oh yeah.. Matthew 7:1,2, Matthew 6:14, Mark 4:24.
>If his goal is to honor God, then renting a basement apartment to homosexuals, or pastors wanting a place to shack up, would NOT be good.
So being a member of a different ethnic group is akin to being a homosexual. Nice stretch of logic there.
>A morals clause used to be common in renting rooms. Prior to the 60s...
Pastor Rogers, what does discriminating against a person based on ethnicity have to do with morality? Oh yeah, absolutely nothing.
>>“No, you don’t advertise your house as being open to the public nor do you charge admission for people to enter your house.”
>But my home receives the benefit of sewers, roads, etc - so what gives me the right to do what I want and to believe what I want?
Do you believe that you think that your right to free assembly and free speech supersedes the right for a person to legally and constitutionally further their well being?
If you do, then you just admitted that a Muslim who is trained in first aid has no obligation to give first aid to an injured Christian they see on the road because it's against their faith to intermingle with Dhimmis.
>By your argument, anyone who receives any public benefit must conform to what the public wants. Thus you have wedding photographers being sued if they refuse to photograph the weddings of homosexuals.
So how does sexual deviancy relate to a discussion about race? Nevermind, this bizarre paragraph only deserves this response... 
I'd hate to be your shrink.