tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805190.post3059537445930160211..comments2024-03-01T07:35:49.740-08:00Comments on Come Reason's Apologetics Notes: Here's a Tip: Use Analogies Cut to the Heart of ControversiesLenny Espositohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04064209669748618955noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805190.post-44522367240067886222016-10-17T08:54:24.587-07:002016-10-17T08:54:24.587-07:00Thanks for the reply, Sarah. Aren't the Jews a...Thanks for the reply, Sarah. Aren't the Jews a "sub-group of people?" It's pretty clear that Jews hold circumcision as the sign of being a Jewish male. Without it, you won't be considered truly Jewish. It isn't so easily dismissed. Further, it isn't the people that Christian cake-bakers, photigraphers and florists object to--this has been proven as the headline cases in question all(the very same ones who sued them) for years in many different capacities. It was the ceremony they objected to participating in.Lenny Espositohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04064209669748618955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805190.post-47880592081080120352016-10-17T08:10:47.243-07:002016-10-17T08:10:47.243-07:00The difference, though, is that the photographer i...The difference, though, is that the photographer in your analogy is opposed to the *ceremony*, not to the idea of a sub-group of people going through that ceremony.<br /><br />So, yes, I think a photographer should be allowed to declare that s/he will not take photos of any bris. But I don't think a photographer should be allowed to hold a position of being willing to photograph Jewish britot (OK, I had to google that plural) but not Moslem circumcision ceremonies. At that point, it's not about the act of circumcision; it's about being OK with one group doing it and not another. At that point, it's discriminatory. <br /><br />In the same way, I think it would be acceptable for photographers to hold a position that they refuse to photograph weddings, full stop. Not that I can imagine why anyone would, but it seems like a morally consistent position. However, I wouldn't support the right of a photographer to refuse to photograph a mixed-race wedding ceremony on the grounds that they disagree with mixed-race weddings. That's discriminatory. Similarly, I don't agree with the right of a photographer to refuse to photograph a gay wedding ceremony because they disagree with gay weddings. That's also discriminatory.<br /><br />Hope that clarifies.Dr Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527764539582203372noreply@blogger.com