Americans are evenly split on the issue: about half (49 %)
say wedding vendors should be required to serve same - sex couples, while nearly as many (48 %) say they should be able to refuse on religious grounds, according to the Pew Research Center.
Not exact matches
Yet it is also the essence of the argument that,
say, a
wedding vendor who wants to remain free to refrain from participating in a same - sex
wedding would advance.
«This does not break new ground on the
wedding vendor cases,»
said Douglas Laycock, professor of law and religious studies at the University of Virginia.
«That strikes a bond that with many
vendors is very hard to break,» Valsamos
says, adding that some
vendors have even invited him to
weddings.
FISHERThere is — we have an email from Steven
saying that he hear the previous conversation about e-books and was astonished to hear warning that you should be aware of what you buy as you'll be
wedded to e-book
vendor.
Say, a
vendor goes bankrupt, a major storm closes off roads or shuts down the airport (or blows away the church), a mishap ruins your
wedding dress or the bride or groom falls ill.