Anti-Gay or Pro-Religious-Freedom?

Remember the story of this principled and courageous waiter? 

http://on.fb.me/1cnlmLJ

All of us (at least, almost all of us - thank God) would agree that this waiter's actions were morally upright and heroic.

Consider exactly what he did: he exercised what he considered a morally mandated obligation and God-given right (superseding all other man-made rules and legislation). He refused to provide service to persons whose behavior was judged, by him (and him alone at that moment in time), to be abhorrent and morally reprehensible. Can you explain what gave him the right to do what he did? After you've answered that question, explain to me how your answer does or does not apply to the debate over the pending legislation in Arizona, which has been seriously mislabeled by the media as the 'anti-gay' law.

I'm drawing no conclusions here; you are free to draw your own. I submit only this: Sometimes important, polarizing issues are not as black and white as they seem.

Critical thinking - it's what separates us from the rest of the animals.

Respectfully submitted, with no apologies,

Dick Keaton