On Sun, 10 Dec 2017 11:29:15 -0500, "Mayayana"
wrote:

Can't you accept at least some legitimacy for the view of the baker
and his claimed rights to religious freedom?

Not really. The baker is *not* running a business that ONLY sells to
selected specific APPROVED customers. He is competing for general
public sales--and he knows it. Therefore, he has to comply with the
laws pertaining to businesses operating in that area (selling to the
general public). If he did NOT want to sell to the general public,
then he should not be operating a business that *does* sell to the
general public. He should be operating a business that only sells to
churches approved by him. But THAT would really cut into his revenues
and profits. It is the tradeoff he accepts IF he does NOT want to sell
to the general public.