Cake baking and morality

[we vs us]

THey have every right to decide what to put on their cakes.  And I have every right to take my business elsewhere.  Which I will.
/piling on?

[FOTD]

I'm with Michael on this one. 

I understand that it is their prerogative.  I think they have a right to refuse to put any image they so choose on a cake.   I think they have the right to refuse to show what they deem to be a homosexual image, just like they refuse to do many Halloween cakes because it supports the occult.  That's their choice.

But I disagree with the choice.  To me it stinks of "we are better than that because we love Jesus, and Jesus hates fags."   Frankly, I'm fairly confident Jesus himself would refuse to provide a cake with a picture of two men on it (or twelve).   That's how he rolled.  Excluding people with whom he disagreed and taking petty measures to marginalize them.  Tax collectors, prostitutes, Romans.  He was always marginalizing the people his religious culture most disagreed with.

I respect their right to decide how to operate their business.  I also choose to utilize my right to take my business elsewhere.  The notion of a bakery judging my morality with every order for some reason really kills my appetite. 

Hey. Halloween Cakes that support the occult are ok. This seems to be a sore point with some....but if they refused to decorate a cake with a star of David, what would you think. If they refused to put a cross on a cake it would be major news....Just sayin' Spartacuss....

[nathanm]

I'm with Michael on this one. 

I understand that it is their prerogative.  I think they have a right to refuse to put any image they so choose on a cake.   I think they have the right to refuse to show what they deem to be a homosexual image, just like they refuse to do many Halloween cakes because it supports the occult.  That's their choice.

But I disagree with the choice.  To me it stinks of "we are better than that because we love Jesus, and Jesus hates fags."   Frankly, I'm fairly confident Jesus himself would refuse to provide a cake with a picture of two men on it (or twelve).   That's how he rolled.  Excluding people with whom he disagreed and taking petty measures to marginalize them.  Tax collectors, prostitutes, Romans.  He was always marginalizing the people his religious culture most disagreed with.

I respect their right to decide how to operate their business.  I also choose to utilize my right to take my business elsewhere.  The notion of a bakery judging my morality with every order for some reason really kills my appetite. 

What CF said. I support their right to pick and choose what they feel like putting on a cake. Hopefully they support my right to no longer be a customer of theirs. While I don't feel the need to investigate the policies of each and every business I patronize, when their small mindedness comes to my attention, I'll take my business elsewhere.

[Conan71]

Cannon and Conan? Inserting a search for good sausage rolls into a conversation about gay cakes? tsk tsk.  I expected better of you. Drizzle brings Spock and Kurk [sic] into the mix to make the Artist barf? Not very PC.

Merrits just sounds "anti-gay cake"
Mallory's Mud Pies on the other hand

And then Carlton's got to go and mention "mud pies"...