"Your religion does not prohibit me from anything. It prohibits you."

[mike_c]

53. I'm comfortable with that

And said couple is equally able to boycott said baker to do business with someone else. I've always thought that small, owner operated businesses should be free to turn away any commerce they don't want. Invester owned businesses are different in the sense that the business operator has a larger responsibility to the shareholders and would need objective evidence that turning away customers doesn't violate their fiduciary responsibilities.

Of course, business owners can frame rejections way better than "because I hate you." "I'm sorry, I'm just full up until after the wedding, but you should try Smith's Event Catering on Third Street. Let me see if I have their phone number." Or an online business if there aren't any local alternatives. The real problem is the hate. You can reject customers for legitimate business reasons without making it personal.