While it's sad that people still think this way, it's also BS that other people are forced to change the way they think. In a democracy, it is your right to believe whatever you want. Declining the wedding isn't infringing on the rights of the couple. Just give it another generation, and homophobia and racism will hopefully be history. Not entirely, of course, but for the vast majority.
The thing is that a lot of people that are still alive today were raised being told that being gay is evil. I guess that's still happening, but as kids grow up and get to make their own decisions, they tend to agree with the majority. It's mostly the old people that still think this way. Let them die off. Taking away their rights is no better than refusing the rights of gay people.
It's not like they're protesting a gay wedding. They're simply refusing to host it at their establishment.
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