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Yes, but allow churches the right to refuse same-sex ceremonies

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 @948D63B from Indiana  disagreed…3yrs3Y

Churches are one of the main places people get married. So why not let the gays get married there aswell?

 @8MPSCG3  from Kansas  commented…2yrs2Y

We should all have the right to refuse any service. If a baker doesn't want to make a wedding cake because the couple is LGBT+, they shouldn't be forced to. However, I would want to know because I do not want to support homophobic businesses.

 @98F3Y6QDemocrat from Ohio  commented…2yrs2Y

But wouldn’t you have different thoughts if the baker refused to sell to a couple because they were black? Or christian?

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