Do Businesses Have the Right to Refuse Service Based on Moral/Religious Objections?

Chancie · 03-20-2011, 06:48 AM

I am perfectly comfortable refusing my personal help or services to a someone with whom I have a serious ideological difference.

As a public school teacher,

I am morally and legally obligated to extend my professional efforts to all of my students, regardless of their ill thought out offensive opinions.

But, I will not extend myself to a student who is being disciplined for calling someone a 'dyke' or a 'nigger' the way I would extend myself to a student who was in trouble for failing a math test.

I would certainly withhold my expertise from someone who wished to hire me privately.

View Poll Results: Do Business Owners Have the Right to Refuse Service Due to Moral/Religious Objections?
No	15	25.00%
Yes	38	63.33%
Unsure/Maybe/Other	7	11.67%
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03-20-2011, 06:48 AM	#19
Chancie Senior Member How Do You Identify?: queer femme-inist Relationship Status: I'm lucky. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Western Mass Posts: 3,774 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,518 Thanked 14,541 Times in 2,744 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	I am perfectly comfortable refusing my personal help or services to a someone with whom I have a serious ideological difference. As a public school teacher, I am morally and legally obligated to extend my professional efforts to all of my students, regardless of their ill thought out offensive opinions. But, I will not extend myself to a student who is being disciplined for calling someone a 'dyke' or a 'nigger' the way I would extend myself to a student who was in trouble for failing a math test. I would certainly withhold my expertise from someone who wished to hire me privately.