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What we’ve got here is a massively annoying subset of Christians and LGBT peeps who are acting like assholes.

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The American public marketplace is not a podium upon which to proclaim religious beliefs. The American public marketplace is not a place where we tolerate bigotry in any form, no matter how deeply held these convictions may be, and no matter which place of virtue they come from.

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Arizona is a state divided, as evidenced by the legislation.

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It’s not that business owners want to “refuse service” to gays simply because they’re gay; it’s that some business owners — particularly people who work in the wedding industry — don’t want to be forced to employ their talents in service of something that defies their deeply held religious convictions.