[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Hmm. For my own stance, I actually don't feel any differently about the bakery situation.

I can't remember the exact specifics but my stance on it is, if they refused to sell someone a generic or advertised cake because that person is gay (or any other arbitrary reason) then they are breaking the law.

However, if they were simply refusing to make a CUSTOM cake then - while I personally think they are backwards and bigoted for doing so - yes I would still say that it is 100% their business if they want to say "No, we don't sell that / can't do that".

Saying "We don't sell that" is COMPLETELY different to saying "I will not sell something that we do sell to YOU, because of something about you."

Now again I will say that it would be perfectly just if everyone else decided not to shop at the bakery again and they went bust because of their decision... But that's their business decision to make.
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This was my take on it too.From what a remember of it the couple were apparently fairly regular customers.They weren’t refused service because they’re gay.They were just wanting a product that the bakery didn’t offer.If the bakery lost business because of their decision then it’s their own fault.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

This was my take on it too.From what a remember of it the couple were apparently fairly regular customers.They weren’t refused service because they’re gay.They were just wanting a product that the bakery didn’t offer.If the bakery lost business because of their decision then it’s their own fault.

Was a while back, but I am fairly sure it was a custom cake, which the bakery did offer but they were not willing to put the message on, which was something (again from memory) about celebrating gay marriage..so it was the message they were asked to put on that they disagreed with, not that the customer was gay.

Seems daft though to refuse to put a message on a ****ing cake, just because you disagree with it.

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Was a while back, but I am fairly sure it was a custom cake, which the bakery did offer but they were not willing to put the message on, which was something (again from memory) about celebrating gay marriage..so it was the message they were asked to put on that they disagreed with, not that the customer was gay.

Seems daft though to refuse to put a message on a ****ing cake, just because you disagree with it.

Yeah that was the product they didn’t offer...gay messages on cakes.
Up to them imo.They design the cakes.It’s their product.
Daft to us but if it’s against their religion then i think it’s wrong to force them into it.That’s religious discrimination.
Let the people vote with their wallets and not spend their cash in there anymore.