So, this is actually somewhat old news, but apparently the fight is still going. I wasn't aware of the case until I read this article: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/patrick-stewart-backs-bakery-after-gay-cake-court-battle-10296738.html

So what does everyone think? Should business owners be forced to promote whatever message on their products that is requested? Or does freedom of speech/freedom of religion protect people from having to endorse views they don't follow?

This is Equal Rights vs Equal Rights. No real correct stance here. I'd go with the baker, because it's just a cake that he won't bake (there's other bakeries no doubt) yet he's fined 500over it.

"It was not because it was a gay couple that they objected, it was not because they were celebrating some sort of marriage or an agreement between them," said Stewart. "It was the actual words on the cake they objected to. Because they found the words offensive."

nigga wat

Theyre bakers, their job is to serve the customer. If I don't like someone who wears Adidas cause I'm a nike fan, I'm not gonna say get out of my shop. I'm gonna serve the customer.

Tl;dr Do your job

Definitely the baker. They have the right to refuse to spread sexual-mental illnesses. I don't know what Adidas or nike is, but just refuse to sell them. You'll pay for it with your own lost profit, so it's like buying something for yourself that you can rarely by other places.

I think that this family deliberately went to a CHRISTIAN owned bakery to spread homosexuality. Weren't they expecting the Christian family to deny it, in turn gaining profit by suing them because society is so afraid of being homophobic?

Here are a few points

Baker:

- Freedom of Speech
- Religious Obligations
- My store, my rules

Customer:

- Gays are equal
- It's just a cake
- Your job is to serve


Imo I'd go the baker. If X wants a cake and is gay and is rejected because he/she is gay then I'd say thats crossing the line. But for example, if the baker rejects a cake with "Satan loves you" in icing, then it is freedom of speech.

Regardless, it's discrimination.

Rid discriminating toilets.

Also, Baker can also use it's just a cake. And I wouldn't say it's crossing the line if they go try to buy a cake from, mind you, a Christian bakery if you could tell that they were gay.

Regardless, it's discrimination.

No it's not. The bakery was not denying the couple a cake outright, they simply said "We will not make a cake with this message on it". The couple in question could of easily ordered a different cake or just went to a different bakery, but instead they decided to play the victim card.

Lawlz, I have to wonder if your tone would be the same if a bakery was sued for refusing to make a cake with homosexual slurs.

I think that this family deliberately went to a CHRISTIAN owned bakery to spread homosexuality. Weren't they expecting the Christian family to deny it, in turn gaining profit by suing them because society is so afraid of being homophobic?

I don't remember if it was in the article I posted or a different one, but the bakery owners in question were very obvious about their faith and any amount of common sense would of predicted their reaction to being told to make a gay rights cake. I refuse to believe that the gay couple suing was naive or stupid enough to be caught off guard with this. They're either abusing the current status of things to make money, or they desire to make a political statement at the cost of a family's livelihood.

I go 100% with Patrick Stewart. They have the right to their beliefs. They also have the right to reject any particular text they don't agree with.

It`s no discrimination at all.

A gay baker would also have the right to refuse a customer's wish of a cake that reads "marriage is sacred, leave it as it is"

What an absurd ruling to fine the bakery.

myhand and ekilpse on a thread together?! *gets popcorn*

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only problem is that we are on the same side this time, even if its for very different reasons.

so it's a warlight event of the century!

Yeah, I am %100 supportive of gay rights, but in this case the baker is correct. They should not have to put whatever a customer wants on there.

What if a customer came in and wanted the cake to say "this thing tastes like shit and is a complete waste of money"? Would you expect the baker to make it? Of course they have a say in what they produce.

I do not support a business not serving someone because they are gay. But obviously that is not the case here, it is the words in particular.

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so it's a warlight event of the century!

So it would seem. Although so far everyone appears to be on the same page save for one person. It's rare to see the Warlight community this united on an issue.

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It's the baker's store he can choose who he serves. If he is a Christian why should he be forced to bake a cake that condones homosexual marriage? That flies in the face of religious freedom. Also, why does the gay couple HAVE to get a cake at that bakery? Go to another bakery! They're just stirring up trouble and drawing attention to themselves.

It's simply because it's such a trivial matter, yet a fine of 500.

George Bush and a East German commie agreeing? I can't comprehend this

Oh ffs, not this story again! However, I find it odd that in Northern Ireland, the Northern Irish assembly still hasn't legalised gay marriage, and doesn't look like doing so in the near future, but it's still illegal to refuse to serve someone in a bakery if they want a cake with the words "support gay marriage" on it.

but it's still illegal to refuse to serve someone in a bakery if they want a cake with the words "support gay marriage" on it