Free exercise. Not wanting to photograph a same sex wedding when most religions consider same sex relationships sinful is free exercise.
How do we know it is not merely some political agenda made possible under the common law?
Any practitioner of the abomination of hypocrisy (unto God) can say anything they want.
Job 34:30 applies.
I make a motion to petition a Pope for a contingent of subject matter specialists who may Inquire into the moral rectitude of the seller before that person can be considered credible regarding morals.
You don't get to decide how a person practices their religion, and government doesn't either unless there is a compelling interest.
Neither does a laity and secular seller in public accommodation.
Actually their choice if it comes from Religious belief should be paramount, then reviewed for a compelling government interest in infringing, and if so any remedy has to be as unobtrusive of their rights as possible.
The buyer can say the same thing.
The buyer is not being forced by GOVT
to accommodate THAT particular business which has a different type of service and beliefs.
The BUSINESS IS BEING FORCED BY GOVT
to change their services to include rituals they do not believe in and never offered to any customers.
The Buyer can STILL choose OTHER Vendors instead of harassing or targeting a business that doesn't offer same sex wedding type services.
The Business isn't being allowed the option to offer the Customer OTHER services, like Birthday photography etc, and count that as serving the Customer,but is facing penalties for not adding and advertising "same sex" services on their website even though they do not offer or believe in such type services.
The Buyer isn't being FORCED to use THAT Vendor but has freedom to go to any other Vendor. Why isn't that a form of discrimination or harassment to target a business due to their beliefs?
What if the GOVT required LGBT businesses to "add to their websites" advertising for Christian spiritual healing and reparative therapy in order to be inclusive?
Wouldn't the LGBT businesses and community fight that "if they do not BELIEVE" in spiritual healing and people changing their orientation to heterosexual.
The businesses would have the right to argue for rights to express their LGBT beliefs and not be "compelled by GOVT" to post equal "photos or testimonies" of exgay therapy in order to be inclusive.
And not "discriminate against exgay customers."