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Should businesses be able to refuse service on religious grounds?
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490 Votes

Should businesses be able to refuse service on religious grounds?

Yes, their choice

12

No, that's unfair

9

Yes, their choice

11 Comments
Karen Servo
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Karen Servo

If you own a business in this country you should be able to refuse service to anyone at anytime for any reason!

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Louise Baker
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Louise Baker

What happened to the basic law a business can refuse service to anyone? It is their business. If people do not like their policy’s, shop somewhere else!!

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Pat McDonald
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Pat McDonald

It's a free market and and we have a constitution that provides religious freedom. There are other choices available so if someone doesn't like their position go somewhere else to get the product.

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Glynn Griffith
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Glynn Griffith

Their rights should NOT be violated for someone else.

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Clerin Thomas
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Clerin Thomas

Absolutely. Why are their rights any different than anyone else?

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Dave Voiles
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Dave Voiles

Your individual freedoms don't end just because you own a business. The best way to fight a business you don't like is to not give them YOUR business. That's how a democracy works. Suck it up!

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Tom Hamper
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Tom Hamper

Their business. Government stay out.

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Sam Ackerman
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Sam Ackerman

I have zero problem with a business not wanting to deal with a customer for ANY reason. It's up to them. However if they try to get others to follow their lead then I have a problem with it.

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Michael Ratcliff
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Michael Ratcliff

This group rejects biblical truths that we stand upon and believe. That is fine. So why should we be "forced" to accept their beliefs that we know to be wrong in God's eyes. Go to a different bakery.

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Janet Rawlings
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Janet Rawlings

I see lots of restaurant signs that say they have the right to refuse service, why not this business?

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Wanda Hancock
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Wanda Hancock

It is the freedom of this America that we can choose.

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No, that's unfair

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Barbara Sherman
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Barbara Sherman

Should be fair. A particular group's money is just as good as anyone else. Bigotry should have no place in our society.

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k san
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k san

Absolutely not. Citing "religious grounds" is just code for prejudice vs. certain groups. Such groups are guaranteed equal protection under the law, and that fed law trumps any law that says otherwise

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Richard Dillard
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Richard Dillard

When you are open to the public you should not be able to refuse service except for health reasons, re: no shirt no shoes etc.

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Kathy Broderick-Davis
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Kathy Broderick-Davis

It's 2020, discrimination, of any kind, MUST STOP! It's disgusting how people/businesses hide behind their religion. Lest we forget - "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." - Matthew 22:39

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Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson

That is not religious grounds. That is discrimination.

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Adam Ott
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Adam Ott

Its discrimination. If you are operating a business with a business license then you can't discriminate!

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P Robbins
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P Robbins

If a business is open to the public, it is open to the entire public. For example, religion has nothing to do with baking a cake. The baker was not invited to the wedding or asked to endorse it.

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dapper dog
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dapper dog

That's not just unfair it's illegal

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sharder8
sharder8

So one person's rights trump another person's rights? I thought everyone was created equal when it comes to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness? The truth is, there are always other businss' tha

Have these high winds affected you or your home this week?
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171 Votes

Have these high winds affected you or your home this week?

YES

0

NO

0

YES

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NO

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    Do you agree with the May 1st deadline for homeless campers to move?
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1,334 Votes

    Do you agree with the May 1st deadline for homeless campers to move?

YES

12

NO

1

YES

12 Comments
Barb Hayden
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Barb Hayden

Never should have been allowed in the first place! Bend needs to develop a site with bathrooms, showers and rules,like NO drugs and NO trash. At least Redmond is trying to help these people. Take a. Lesson from them. Get off the dime and solve the problem

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Cheri Trettin
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Cheri Trettin

I say move the campers off forest land and onto main street if you want public funding for homelessness in Bend to become an immediate priority!!!

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Latterdaysaint
1
Latterdaysaint

Yes and build more homeless shelters or provide jobs for them

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Tylor Meyer
1
Tylor Meyer

They have had excessive amount of time to move off land they are not even allowed to live on!

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Just a voice Figg
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Just a voice Figg

They have had ample time to move. Vegetation reduction helps slow and or stop wildfires that will eventually hit that area and destroy millions of dollars worth of homes and people's lives.

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Jeff Sanders
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Jeff Sanders

Living in SE Bend I really enjoyed going to China Hat with my Jeep to off road and walk with my dogs. The thought of being shot has kept me from doing that for a while now. Good riddance to the homeless and make it where they can't come back.

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Joe Dillon
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Joe Dillon

it is public land, NOT someones home! The public cannot use it without fear of saftey. We DONT need another human caused fire that happens EVERY year out there, we have enough to worry about with mother nature fires. Time to move on!

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Linda Knowlton
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Linda Knowlton

Fire danger and trash in the forest

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jennifer stenkamp
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jennifer stenkamp

Being homeless is usually the result of bad choices. My taxes help pay for government land. Living there rent free and creating tons of garbage, being a true threat to causing wildfires, behaving in a lawless manner angers too many of us who manage to pay for real housing. Move them out now.

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Erin E Yates
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Erin E Yates

We all have problems in life why do they think it is ok to do what they are doing, when the rest of us pay our taxes, go to work, get counseling if we have problems. The amount they spend on drugs, they could pay rent. It’s a choice and their choice is to do drugs and not work. DEATH and TAXES!!!

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Goth Gaga
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Goth Gaga

This homeless problem is a choice. These people are drug addicts that need to get clean and go back to work. They should be put into rehab while being counseled for their personal problems. Once clean they should be put to work doing tasks that prisoners do. If they refuse, then jail them.

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Ron Rommel
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Ron Rommel

The Homeless Campers are the wrong people on the wrong landscape due to their lack of cognitive awareness of fire. I and many others are willing to share grace for their position in life when they are willing to improve their situation through counseling, accepting shelter to transition life.

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NO

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Diana Cockerill
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Diana Cockerill

They are humans and have no other options.We try not to let that happen to unwanted pets, yet have no problem in letting it happen to, what many consider, unwanted people!

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