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quadra 610 said:

The private sector is already legally regulated by the state, and businesses are accountable for how they carry out their operations. 

Restaurants and stores, even if they're private businesses, qualify as "public accommodations." 

As such, discrimination laws apply just as much on private property and to private businesses as they do in any public place.

Whether you post a sign or notice, or whether you choose to discriminate some other way on premises, businesses never have the right to refuse or turn away customers because of their race, gender, age, nationality or religion. 

In addition to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, several states have their own civil rights legislation designed to prevent discrimination. 

In a number of states like California and New York, discrimination based on sexual orientation by private businesses is prohibited by state law.

http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/nycode/EXC/15/296

The clash here is between Liberty of Conscience (protected by the First Amendment) - that is, "religious beliefs", vs. Freedom from Discrimination (protected by the Civil Rights Act.)

Bigots are using "religious beliefs" as an end-run around freedom from discrimination. 

But the first few decisions in cases involving same-sex couples have found what?

That businesses do not have the right to refuse service to gay or lesbian customers any more than they do to those of certain races or nationalities.

While folks might have their own beliefs – whether they were simply raised that way or because God told them or whatever, places of public accommodation (even if they are privately run) must be open to all patrons who follow reasonable rules (regarding behavior and dress, for example). Using sexuality as a factor in refusing service is the same as using race, skin colour, gender etc. 

Take a couple of businesses that were taken to court....bakeries and flower shops that had regular served gay customers only declined to bake a cake or make a flower arrangement in support of a wedding.  They had not been refused service before.  A clear line between serving the public and supporting something they disagree with.  A gay owned bake shop should and would refuse to make a cake that says "Gay People are Suck" or whatever.

latifbp said:

Shows how ridiculously petty Christians are these days

The problem with that "feel good" meme is that Christians already "serve" pizza to gay people, serve cakes to gay people, serve whatever to gay people...  The issue is when it comes to endorsing a wedding, gay event, etc.  The meme is comparing apples and oranges.  My wife bakes for a farmers market and we have plenty of gay customers whom we serve gladly.  Endorsing them being gay never comes into the picture as we just conduct a business transaction.

Time for the Apple Wireless Network. 

How far back does the use of "Split View" go?  They are also using it in a descriptive format AFAIK...

Hasn't news media used that term for interviews when they have 2 camera images at the same time during interviews?

spice-boy said:

Some of us like a minimal screen and go bonkers having to look at a lot of apps, and yes I know about iOS folders, rather not look at them either. 

All default Apps fit in one folder.  Anything beyond that is your own doing.  So, not really sure what the issue is?