I see no issue with the above provided the buisness is in the open about it. Let the market decide. The woolworth segregated counter was a symbol of government mandated segregation, which was wrong and is unconsitutional. What was taken as the next step, banning buisness from VOLUNTARILY imposing restrictions on who they want to do business with to me was overreach.
To you going against your morals may not be real harm, but to the baker it sure as hell might be. So to you his discomfort of going against his morals is somehow to be ignored simply to make some gay couple able to use his services, even if there are other options availible who would be more than willing to do them?
What this is isnt about equality at that point, its about forcing people to have the same moral compass as yours.
It's interesting that at one point you said we need to draw the line somewhere, but every other post of yours seems to suggest that the line ought to be drawn just below 'anything goes' when it comes to business practices,
and just above 'sorry about that' when it comes to individuals.
Do you really think the spirit of our Constitution was meant to be that slanted towards businesses,
and away from individual rights and equality?
So when a person runs a buisiness they cease to be an individual? Being a baker requires you to check away your rights just to make some donuts?
The spirit of our consitution was to limit what government can do to individuals, even business owners. This limitiation was at the state and federal levels. What you seek is imposing your own will on the actions of others using the big stick of government to get your way.
There is nothing to gain from forcing a person to work with someone they do not want to work with, or in the event they refuse, ruining thier life and thier livelyhood. The only thing gained is some smug satisfaction people like you get when you force your ways on other people.