Originally Posted by
captiveguru
Holding to the traditional definition of marriage is not hate, but I am not surprised that you might think it is. And The First Amendment does protect my right to to do so in public (and in a business context), at least today.
Justice Alito's statement was spot-on:
"I assume that those who cling to old beliefs will be able to whisper their thoughts in the recesses of their homes, but if they repeat those views in public, they will risk being labeled as bigots and treated as such by governments, employers, and schools.”
Yes, holding to the traditional definition of marriage is hate. It's saying these people are less than in the eyes of the law. Not god, which is not what state marriage is about, but the law.
Just because your old beliefs (as Alito would say) are old doesn't mean that they aren't bigoted.
And no one is saying you can't have your beliefs. They are saying that, a) you may get a hard time for having them, which is fair, and b) that you can't use them to discriminate, which is also fair.