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Originally Posted by Jamie89
The bakery did know this would happen. Based on the service they provide and the beliefs they hold they knew fine well this would happen and did nothing to prevent it/didn't care, the onus was on them. They aren't being discriminated against by somebody requesting the service that they advertise. But they are discriminating against others by refusing that service. The gay couple aren't unreasonable in expecting to receive the advertised service, the bakers are unreasonable to expect that customers will somehow know they are going to be refused service, and so not request the service in the first place.
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True, as soon as gay marriage was legalised, a shop selling wedding cakes would know that they were at some point going to be asked to make one for a gay wedding... so, I guess, it is in some ways up to that service provider to make a choice, and if they're so opposed to making a wedding cake for an "unconventional" marriage then they should simply stop offering wedding cakes altogether.
I also don't really buy that it's all about religious rights here. Are they refusing to make wedding cakes for couples where one or both of them are divorcees? I highly doubt it as that would significantly impact their business... but the bible says no to that too
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Buuut when it comes right down to the core of it, I still think there's little point in "forcing" anyone to do anything. Does any couple really want the little shop o' bigots making their cake with a fake smile plastered across their face? Wouldn't it be better for people to know who they're dealing with / giving their money to, so that they can find someone who is happy and enthusiastic about making their cake?