Years ago, a carpet cleaner who was a Jehovah’s Witness refused to clean the carpets of our church because of his beliefs. Although I disagreed with him, I supported his right to conduct his business by his conscience. One of our basic human rights is to live our lives, including our business practices, according to the dictates of our conscience.
We are now being denied that right. Whether a baker in Oregon, a florist in Washington, or a photographer in New Mexico, a businessperson who cannot in good conscience participate in a homosexual event is maligned, prosecuted, and severely punished. How much hate must some people have toward their fellow human beings to bring down the police power of the state to destroy them economically over a cake, and be richly rewarded for doing so. Common courtesy would say, “We respect your beliefs; we’ll go to another bakery.”
Using a false premise to establish laws that require people to violate their conscience and then criminalize them for maintaining their moral integrity is tyranny. Forcing them into violating their conscience is nothing less than the rape of their souls.
The current radical sexual revolution is viciously intolerant. It’s a judgmental juggernaut that assaults the First Amendment and crushes all who stand in its way.
America has lost its way. Only a genuine spiritual and moral awakening will save us.
