This is literally a comment in a thread; the "they" I was referring to (@98WHZX9) is only like 4 or 5 comments up in the thread, which I would have assumed you had read through before responding to my previous comment. In fact, "it is their business, the should be able to do what they want" is literally the entire comment, clearly visible right there in the thread by simply scrolling up. But beyond that, who the "they" is is completely irrelevant, both given the fact that I already gave the entire direct quote I was referencing and also because everyone on here is anonymous anyways. Furthermore, I feel my comment was explicitly clear: no, you should not be allowed to discriminate, even on the grounds of religion or personal beliefs.
So, in regards to your questions, no, a religious business owner should obviously not be allowed to discriminate, even if it is over religious reasons. I'm not sure what you mean by "a customer should be able to force a business to serve them even though it would go against their freedom of practicing their religion"..? You are perfectly free to personally practice your own religion, but as a business you cannot discriminate...it's as simple as that. If your religion is anti-gay, and you own a bakery, you cannot refuse service to a gay person for being gay, because that's just discrimination. If that's going to be a problem for you, then operating a business is not for you, because a business legally cannot, and rightfully should not, discriminate. Just as you have your freedom of your religion, other people also have their freedom from your religion. A customer cannot force you to be gay, but denying service to a customer because they are gay is definitionally discriminatory on the owner's part, regardless of why they believe it.
So unless you, like @98WHZX9, are implying that you believe you should be allowed to discriminate, then I don't see what the issue here is, because that's all this is about...
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