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People opposed to gay people having equal rights may be misguided in their beliefs, depending on your stance. But they are entitled the right to believe what they do. That said, there are better ways to show your disapproval of homosexuality than being a cookie store owner who refuses to make rainbow cookies.

The owners of a cookie shop that has operated for more than two decades inside the Indianapolis City Market could face eviction.

But it’s the reason behind that possible eviction that is raising provocative questions that pit the rights and moral beliefs of a business owner against the obligation of the city to do all it can to prevent discrimination and encourage tolerance.

The city is investigating whether the owner of Just Cookies engaged in discrimination last week when he cited moral objections to homosexuality as his reason for declining a customer’s request to provide rainbow-iced cookies for a “National Coming Out Day” event planned for Oct. 7 at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

“That could be grounds for taking away their stand in the market,” said Wayne Schmidt, president of the City Market Board, who said Just Cookies is on a month-to-month lease. “I’d hate to lose them, but we can’t tolerate any kind of discrimination like that.”

City Market vendor could lose lease for turning away gays [Indianapolis Star]

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