1993 年、連邦政府は連邦の宗教の自由回復法を可決しました。この法律は、違法薬物ペヨーテを含む宗教的儀式のために仕事を失う危険にさらされているネイティブ アメリカンを保護することを目的としていました。 1997 年、米国最高裁判所は、連邦議会が 1993 年に RFRA を通過させた際に限界を超えたこと、およびこの法律は連邦法のみに適用され、州で可決された法律には適用されないとの判決を下しました。それ以来、米国の 22 の州が独自の「信教の自由」法を可決しました。この法律の支持者は、政府が宗教関連の企業や教会に対し、所有者の信念に反するライフスタイルに参加する顧客にサービスを提供することを強制すべきではないと主張している.この法律の支持者は、1992 年以降、政治的状況が変化し、州は現在、同性愛者のカップルを差別する目的で、独自の法律を可決していると主張しています。
@2JHH7FN4歳4Y
if you're going to deny service to a group of people, then be honest and own it. make it public. "because of my religious beliefs i cannot offer services to homosexuals" for example. that way i won't even waste my time coming into your establishment and will simply go to someone who will offer me services
@2JH4ZVK4歳4Y
Private and not govt run businesses should have the right to deny service to anyone .... Period! It is their business & govt & courts should not get involved. Most will still serve a person because they cannot afford to turn away business ... So let those few who do not wish to serve a person for any reason, do so. I would not even want a person to serve me if I knew they had such hate and distain for me, so why would I insist upon them serving me out of principal.
@2JH4JBG4歳4Y
As long as the business discriminates based upon all old testament activities equally: Wearing mixed cloths, women talking in church, women must wear hats, only eating animals with cloven hoof, if your brother dies suddenly you must impregnate his wife, etc. In other words, they must discriminate equally.
@2JDWQDS4歳4Y
Privately owned businesses offering a non-essential (codified in law) product or service should be able to deny that product or service based on religious beliefs which they have demonstrably adhered (one could sue if they showed the business or it's owners have not applied their religious views uniformly or the religion is not recognized).
@2JD9K2N4歳4Y
If you are in business you should not allow religion, sex, color, etc. influence how you treat your customers. You are entitled to your beliefs and they are to theirs. If your beliefs are so strong that you want to deny service then you need to have a private business where only those who subscribe to your beliefs can be served. Limits your business...your choice...
@2HZ5SZR4歳4Y
If your going to refuse work because you feel someone is living in sin (for being gay for example) then you have to refuse work for ALL sins that are against your religion. You shouldn't get to discriminate based on sexual orientation.