I agree with you that racial discrimination was wrong, marron. However, once the principle was established, of compelling private citizens to serve others because not doing so was wrong, you get what we have now. Legislatures and courts are ruling that “gay” is an identity category, like race or physical handicap, and not a behavior category, like being drunk-and-disorderly.
From the standpoint of Christian morality, the situation is not at all black and white. Yes, it’s clear that homosexual behavior is wrong. However, as someone pointed out above, a lot of things are wrong. Suppose an unmarried couple wanted to order a cake or rent a facility to hold a baby shower. Is a Christian business person morally required to deny them because they are in an immoral relationship?
I think it should be individual choice on the part of business owners.
You've just put your finger on the distinction and the problem. Once people lose their moral compass, the law loses all rationality.
RE: Legislatures and courts are ruling that “gay” is an identity category, like race or physical handicap, and not a behavior category, like being drunk-and-disorderly.
Even if it were an identity category, do we force someone to service it simply because it is an identity?
Let’s take an example — is Pedophilia a behavior or an identity? If a Muslim man someday wants you to service his wedding to a girl twelve years old ( I take that back, he does not have to be Muslim, all he has to do is insist that he was ‘born that way’ ), should you be forced to do it?