Think about the Constitution. A homophobe has full rights over his property; his business is his property, yes? He therefore can do whatever he damn well pleases with his business/church/what have you.
No he can't. He can't sell fully automatic weapons. He can't pay $1/day. He can't board up the fire exits. He can't throw his garbage out the window. Society imposes all kinds of restrictions and requirements on business. Wouldn't have to if everyone ran an ethical business. Doesn't happen that way. The modern era of business regulation was started by that stalwart Republican Teddy Roosevelt. So take whichever side you want in this debate but don't use the premise 'a man can do whatever he wants with his own business'. Those days are long gone. Like it or not.
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