Toni,

So you would be happy to see a baker refuse to bake a cake for a gay wedding?

The bloke is good at catching a ball and running. That's his sole claim to fame.

I care as much about his views on the fate of homosexuals in the after-life as I care about his views on the nature of Dark Matter.

That others have the right to use their economic power to suppress his views is clear.

That they feel the need to do so, suggests that they fear that such views have more resonance in the public than they are comfortable with.

The reason for the corporate view is the fact that people vote with their wallets.XXX Falou is entitled to any view he likes, as long as it's factual and causes no harm to others! One cannot, because some chicken scratchings in some book says so, own their own facts. XXX Simply put, what you're liable to read in the Bible, ain't necessarily so. XXX People need to own their own behaviour, some of which includes ignoring scientifically gathered medical evidence. XXX If religious folk believe we are the creation of a higher being and difference, skin colour and genetically acquired sexual aberrations are the Creator's handiwork. Then people who repeat and promulgate false witness as Falou has done will be judged by the ultimate judge, on their day of judgement. XXX In any event, we've had the SSM debate and the people have spoken. Remember it was not all that long ago that the Mormons practised and promoted polygamy. Refused to ordain negroes, because their prophet declared, they had the mark of Cain on them. XXX However, due to overwhelming hostile public opinion response, recanted that medieval view and a few other false witness promulgations. XXX Let Falou repeat his publically aired views once an election is called. And let's see how many conservative candidates defend his right to his errant position? XXX Alan B.

Critics fail to think about the meaning and purpose of commercial sponsorship. It is a marketing opportunity to create a position of goodwill by giving financial support to an organisation in return for a beneficial advertising association. It does not confer any form of management over the business affairs of that sponsored organisation other than to take care that the recipient does not act ion a manner to bring market disapproval to the sponsor. Sponsorship does not have to be exclusive, and a number of advertisers may share in the creation of marketing goodwill, just as advertisers share media space with others, who may be competitors. The main issue in this entire "wrong comment' furore is whether the offender was expressing a purely personal attitude, or else purporting to speak on behalf of his organisation.

Yuyutsu

*…There is nothing wrong about regulating public space and making is safe and hassle-free for everyone, so long as you can do *whatever* you want in private…*

It appears you are 110% behind suppression of (free) speech in public since, it may offend someone.

So if homosexuals are fiddling with little boys at home behind the curtains, that's OK, since it's in the privacy of their own premises, and there they may do *whatever* they wish?

I think you need to rethink both of those misguided theories.

Great article, no bias, no bs.