An Avalon atheist wrote, "Can I, as an atheist small business owner, deny my services to religious people based on my non-religious principles?" Your analogy is inaccurate. l believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman, but I don't hate gays and am happy to serve them in my business, except when what they're asking me to do is something that celebrates their union (e.g. bake a wedding cake). Why must I cede my deeply-held beliefs to yours? The LGBT community doesn't want tolerance; they want approval "or else," and they're using the government as their strong arm.