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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: The Philosopher who wrote (75083)	9/19/2003 7:55:04 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

can you get your head around the notion that a restaurant owner in Annapolis in 1962 can't be forced to serve someone at his restaurant that his conscience won't permit him to serve? Yes, I can. He shouldn't be forced to serve anyone if his conscience won't allow it. There are alternatives. He can hire professionals to run his restaurant for him so he can stay away and not witness what offends his conscience. He can sell or close his restaurant. He can do any of those without either violating his conscience or paying a penalty. I don't think anyone can stand with a gun to his head and make him hand a plate of fried chicken to anyone. As for refusing to serve someone, OTOH, he can take that stand on conscience if he chooses, but there will most likely be a penalty for it.