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Link to original post: [drupal=5322]A Moral Conflict[/drupal]
As most people know currently, Chick-Fil-A has been under fire because of statements made by the owner in regards to his opinion about gay marriage. I disagree with his viewpoint heavily, but on that same note I am aware that he is probably not some bigot like people attempt to make him out to be just because he supports traditional marriage.
Anyways the conflict I am having is comes down to respecting peoples opinions despite inherit aspects of them that could be interpreted as discrimination. I believe of course that we are all entitled to our own opinions, but I do not want to judge those who support traditional families in a negative manner but is my reasoning flawed on a premise that not agreeing with gay marriage is in itself a form of discrimination even if the person holding the belief has no issue with gays? I'm not gay so in many ways these issues don't really hit home for me, but the moment somebody makes a comparison to black discrimination that happened in the past in America I start to look at in a different way. In the same way many diners would have segregation or refuse to serve blacks and attempt to justify it as rights of their business. Where do i draw the line between rights and respecting beliefs?
As most people know currently, Chick-Fil-A has been under fire because of statements made by the owner in regards to his opinion about gay marriage. I disagree with his viewpoint heavily, but on that same note I am aware that he is probably not some bigot like people attempt to make him out to be just because he supports traditional marriage.
Anyways the conflict I am having is comes down to respecting peoples opinions despite inherit aspects of them that could be interpreted as discrimination. I believe of course that we are all entitled to our own opinions, but I do not want to judge those who support traditional families in a negative manner but is my reasoning flawed on a premise that not agreeing with gay marriage is in itself a form of discrimination even if the person holding the belief has no issue with gays? I'm not gay so in many ways these issues don't really hit home for me, but the moment somebody makes a comparison to black discrimination that happened in the past in America I start to look at in a different way. In the same way many diners would have segregation or refuse to serve blacks and attempt to justify it as rights of their business. Where do i draw the line between rights and respecting beliefs?