• VictoriousStalemate@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Bad example. The cases where businesses could refuse service to a customer were due to religious freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. Not liking Trump would not fall under that category. Not sure about the other example though.

    In general though, I think this would be fine. As long as this business is not funded or supported by taxpayer money.

    • CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one
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      1 year ago

      “My personal religion requires me to refuse service to Trump supporters.” Boom, protected.

      These “religious freedoms” cited are completely arbitrarily defined. Anyone can claim they have a religion with tenets that exclude specific groups of people or promote civil rights abuses. Having a religion that says “you must commit crime” does not actually give you the right within society to commit crime.

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        1 year ago

        It’s ok now because the Supreme Court just upheld that a woman who said she was asked to design a website for a gay wedding by a man “Stewart”, could discriminate and not serve him.

        The fact that they tracked him down and found that he has been married to a woman for the last 15 years and the claims may be complete fiction.

        The rules have changed so now the court has made discrimination not a bad thing, so the right wing will have to deal with being discriminated against if they want so badly to discriminate themselves.