Red Hen refusing to serve Sarah Huckabee Sanders brought to mind Christian wedding vendors refusing to serve gay couples. Similar cases, but with important differences. Comparing and contrasting them leads to some big philosophical questions. My latest:https://arcdigital.media/sarah-huckabee-sanders-gay-wedding-cakes-and-fundamental-questions-about-freedom-c479fbccfea7 …
Thanks. Glad to hear you're as interested in exploring the ideas raised by these cases as I am.
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Well, I think the analysis (esp the “quadrants” approach) is really good. In fact, you made me look at parts of this issue in different ways than I had before (hey - I can learn!) I’m conflicted about your style of giving a larger scope to a position initially, then paring it ...
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... back afterwards (in my mind: “wtf? No way! That’s way too broad ... oh, wait, I see what he’s doing now...”) I do think there is real validity in defining protected classes (even if religion doesn’t fit the “born that way” box), but, as we know, those classes have morphed ...
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... over time to (now) include women, blacks, gays, etc. So, there is some risk to that model (esp if your class isn’t protected today.) But it is the task (and purpose) of the Courts to sift through the general principles of, and the letters of the law to decide how the edge ...
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... cases should be resolved. As you rightly note, the hard cases are where two (or more) well established rights come into conflict. Thank you. I’ll re-read this today to digest it better (it was a quick, interrupted reading this AM.)
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