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re: The Oxford Declaration on Freedom of Thought and Expression
Posted on 8/13/14 at 12:12 pm to LSUnKaty
Posted on 8/13/14 at 12:12 pm to LSUnKaty
quote:No, I didn't.
You've misrepresented the facts of that case and the boards reaction to it.
quote:It is literally what they did.
The bakery never refused to sell anything to a client on account of the client's open sexual preference.
quote:This is also literally what they did.
The bakery simply refused to offer a certain product on the grounds that doing so would be against their personal religious beliefs.
quote:I see the difference between the two, but they do have one very important similarity; they both are true.
I think many on the board conveniently failed to see the obvious difference between the two.
The baker has the right to believe anything he wishes. The baker hasn't the right to act on that belief in any way he wishes.
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Posted on 8/13/14 at 12:49 pm to ballscaster
quote:Nope. They are happy to sell products to gay clients. The just refused to make a certain custom product. The refusal was based on the nature of the product requested, not on the basis of the customers sexual orientation.
It is literally what they did.
Let me ask you, according to The Oxford Declaration on Freedom of Thought and Expression, if person A believes X is morally wrong while person B maintains X is objectively good, can person B compel person A to do X for the common good?
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