# Are Americans kind of forced to support LGBT standpoints?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-americans-kind-of-forced-to-support-lgbt-standpoints/815430>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [June 4, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-americans-kind-of-forced-to-support-lgbt-standpoints/815430 "2018-06-04T20:36:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-americans-kind-of-forced-to-support-lgbt-standpoints/815430/381 "2018-06-16T20:37:03Z")

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Back to the OP, yes.

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**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-americans-kind-of-forced-to-support-lgbt-standpoints/815430/382 "2018-07-16T07:06:11Z")

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> [@CelticKnot](#):
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> There are prohibitions on participating in pagan religious activities in Romans and 1 Corinthians. Many Christians extrapolate that to modern life, and see a homosexual wedding as going against God’s word, so the prohibition applies.  
> And people can type it until eternity, but they can’t convince me that decorating a cake isn’t creating an artwork.

I could possibly be convinced that the baker should not be forced to include specific words or imagery in the decoration that is contrary to his religious beliefs, but I don’t think they should be able to refuse to serve a couple at all just because they happen to be gay.

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**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-americans-kind-of-forced-to-support-lgbt-standpoints/815430/383 "2018-07-16T07:34:41Z")

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> [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](#):
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> I could possibly be convinced that the baker should not be forced to include specific words or imagery in the decoration that is contrary to his religious beliefs, but I don’t think they should be able to refuse to serve a couple at all just because they happen to be gay.

I wonder if these bakers reject making cakes for Hindu weddings, which are a lot closer to pagan than Christian gay ones.

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