Originally Posted by
captiveguru
But when the owners refused to participate in the couples' wedding ceremonies the litigation began.
This is also a spurious argument. How is selling someone something 'participating'?
Like everything else you've written, it's simply not true. No one asked these people to participate in their wedding. They asked them to sell them something that offer to everyone else.
No one has sued a church for not marrying them. They've sued the government for not allowing them to be married IN THE EYES OF THE LAW.
Saying, "but my religion tells me so" is not a defense or excuse for bad behavior. It doesn't allow to discriminate or break the law.
David