But you honestly, deep-down believe homosexuality is wrong -- and you honestly, deep-down believe it would be wrong to make that cake. 16/
-
Show this thread
-
Imagine: you don't *want* to make Ruthie feel bad. You don't want to "discriminate." But morally you feel like you don't have a choice. 17/
5 replies 1 retweet 6 likesShow this thread -
Imagine feeling like federal or state laws might force you to do something that you honestly, deep-down believe is morally wrong. 18/
6 replies 2 retweets 6 likesShow this thread -
This isn't an easy problem. 19/
4 replies 1 retweet 10 likesShow this thread -
But it's a *public* problem. A *societal* problem. A problem that arises in how we interact with each other in a community. 20/
6 replies 4 retweets 27 likesShow this thread -
Sometimes, what's in the public interest is at odds with individual private interests. 21/
3 replies 1 retweet 24 likesShow this thread -
We try to create a system of rules in the public interest, to protect as many people as possible, as equally as possible. 22/
3 replies 1 retweet 11 likesShow this thread -
It's in the public interest to protect free exercise of religion. It's also in public interest to protect against discrimination. 23/
4 replies 4 retweets 27 likesShow this thread -
Not easy when 2 legit interests are at odds. But in Todd vs. Ruthie scenario, interest in protecting against discrimination should win. 24/
3 replies 4 retweets 38 likesShow this thread -
Why? Because harm to Ruthie is worse than harm to Todd. And (here) harm to equality interest is worse than harm to religious interest. 25/
8 replies 5 retweets 31 likesShow this thread
Looking forward to the Ian McEwan novel on this
-
-
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.