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Saviolo

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6. Someone I know just wrote a big blog stating just that.
Fri Jun 30, 2023, 06:54 PM
Jun 2023
https://medium.com/@robert.lyle.writes/my-business-will-no-longer-serve-christians-d54274c075b8

Now, thanks to a case that may be fraudulent at its core heard by a Court groaning under the weight of scandal after scandal, it is no longer illegal to use one’s “sincerely held beliefs” to discriminate against people who are gay, lesbian, trans, queer, and/or otherwise don’t fit in their narrow little cisheteronormative mold.

Being LGBTQ+ isn’t a choice. It’s not a lifestyle. It’s part of our very existence. We were born gay, bi, intersex, trans, queer; just as many of us are born disabled, a different skin color, neurodivergent, and many other aspects of humanity those on top deem a threat to their carefully curated power structures.

No matter the depth of your inculcation or the strength of your ‘born-again’ conviction, you choose to be Christian.

We are not the same.

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So, why am I blanket denying Christians my services? Isn’t that just discrimination of another kind? I have nothing against Christians. Some of my best friends are Christian. But, right now? There’s a whole lot of pressure on us to stop existing from people who call themselves Christian. From people who claim they speak for all of you. And while some good folks are working tirelessly to leverage their faith in positive ways to counter this tide of hate, well, it’s not enough. They don’t have the numbers or resources to put a stop to this onslaught.

So, here we are.

If you’re more angry at me for denying my services to Christians because of the actions of Christians acting in the name of Christianity than the actions of those very Christians who are trying to strip rights, protections, and lives from me and mine?

You are part of the problem.

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