On 4/10/2013 4:07 PM, Han wrote:
JoeBro wrote in
:

Not much freedom left here.

Washington sues florist who said no to a same-sex wedding
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/n...shington-gay-w
edding-florist-arlene-20130410,0,5981622.story

I don't think a priest/church/religious person should be forced to
officiate at a wedding that he/she/it disagrees with on religious
principles.

I think a wedding is going into a legal contract that should be performed
by a justice of the peace or someone with the same authority.
Separately, or concomitantly, the religious aspects of a wedding should
be done in/with a religious institution with which there is mutual
acceptance of the views of all involved.

The purchasing/sale of flowers to the public is not a religious ceremony.
Therefore, flowers should be available to any person or institution
willing to pay the price of the flower seller. As a matter of fact,
other than the performance of religious acts, I cannot see anything that
would be subject to the religious views of the "seller".

With all due respect to the religious views of people on this group,
health insurance benefits issued by a religiously affiliated institution
(especially one receiving US Federal funds) are also out of bounds of
religiously conceived objections.


Whew! I'm glad I can demand service from the Orthodox Jewish florist for
my Nazi themed wedding! ^_^

TDD