demandred wrote:victor809 wrote: ".... And by that logic I would expect that the same florist then denies service to any jewish weddings, muslim weddings, atheist weddings etc? I mean, not believing in your christian god (or believing in a different god altogether) one of the big daddy sins there isn't it? "
No. Christians, Jews, and Muslims all have the same God. They disagree in the details of worship, belief in Christ as the messiah, etc... As for athiests, well that is an opportunity to testify.
And as someone else already stated, if a sinner comes in, announces his sin and is asking to make a purchase in support of said sin, then a morally inclined person would refuse service. This is akin to actual law. For example of guilt by association: Many times you have seen a person convicted of murder who's only role was being there when it happened and keeping the secret. Likewise, the driver in a bank heist is guilty of the heist as much as the people who entered the vault. The person hiring the hit man is also guilty of murder, etc...
To bring it back to retail: Selling a firearm to a person that states they plan to use it in the commission of a crime, is a crime in itself and that seller could be held as accessory to the crime in a real court of law.
You make some good points, but I think you dismissed the non-christian wedding example a little too quickly. Even if you want to lump christians, jews and muslims all in with the same god, that wasn't a finite list... hindis, buddhists etc don't worship the same god. And even if it's the same god, but different "details of worship", I'm willing to bet there's a few sins in those details....
I agree with your analogy regarding the firearm sale, etc. I think it's a fair analogy. But like I said, when this is applied to religion, which is very rarely black and white, you end up going down a weird rabbit hole. If someone is absolutely consistent within their religious beliefs, I certainly have a great deal more respect for their decisions regarding that (ie, if they refuse to cater a gay wedding, refusing to cater a hindi wedding, an atheist wedding ("opportunity to convert is a bs out, they are performing a ceremony which the person believes is defined by their god, in a manner that doesn't align, it would be an equivalent sin")... and along with that being equally vigilant about every other sin in the bible and their interaction with sinners).
But I'm not gonna hold my breath on that one. :)