Yes they should sell the statue. Once the price is paid, it's entirely up to the customer what they should do with their purchase. It is, after all, a statue, not a relic.
What about a DJ who plays for a bar party on Friday night where homosexuals are dancing to a lively three song set by the Indigo Girls, and then the DJ packs up his gear for a Saturday afternoon same sex wedding. He may hate the idea of playing at a same sex wedding. But he played last night for a crowd including homosexuals.
Is a wedding any different? Are marriages only legitimate if the vendors who service that wedding approve?
So he should be forced to sell the statue, one he knows will be desecrated? YOUR morality doesn't care about the statue, THEIRS just might. Who are you to judge them, and more importantly, what right does government have to rule on them?
And yes, a wedding is different. Most people who think homosexuality is sinful do not care if people are all gay and stuff, what they care about is being forced to participate in something that they find sinful, or yes, even repulsive. A DJ at a party that is not all about gayness (which a gay wedding is) may not even notice the frolicing around, and besides the point, being gay is not the crux of the celebration. a gay wedding is all about that.
Do 'Christian' merchants post a "No Desecration" policy in their stores? Once the purchase is made, the business owner does no bear any responsibility for how or where their merchandise is used. Does the Satanist have the right to express his religious freedom? Should the store owner monitor how the artifacts he is selling are used? Is there any business with such a burden?
And what fears motivate the bigots you defend? Are they afraid that, by supplying their services for a same sex wedding, that some of that Gay might rub off either actually or by reputation? Must these ignorant, uttedrly stupid homophobic merchants approve of each and every wedding they service?
The business owners bears the responsibility to themselves and to their God if they knowingly sell something they know will be desecrated, just like they may feel responsible morally for contributing or participating in something they find immoral. Why should it be up to government to force them to either acquiesce or perish? Why is having a certain baker/hall/photographer so important that we have to threaten people with massive fines to force compliance?
I don't care what motivates these people to not want to participate in this stuff. What i care about is assholes like you who feel you have the right to use government to force them to accept YOUR moral compass over theirs or face government mandated repercussions.
thats what this is really about, government mandated thought control and punishment for violating the government definition of political correctness.
it amazes me that the libs cannot see this for what it is.
I'll wager that you've heard the expression 'Your rights extend from the tip of your finger to the tip of your neighbor's nose'. In other words, your rights do not include eroding mine.
What effect do you suppose being discriminated against bring? Can you imagine a world where you yourself might be turned away simply because of who you are? At a small, hometown business, what would you feel about being told 'No' for some immutable reason about your physical status, your race, your nation of origin or, your most personal attribute, your sexuality?
If it's still hip to slam gays, do you think it's right to similarly slam any other group?
Conservatives always strive to keep the division going. They put up the resistence to Civil Rights, Women's Rights, and worker's rights. Is it any surprise they will defend a bigot over a homosexual?
