Posted by:
fiona64
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Date: April 02, 2013 05:54PM
Tall Man wrote: "Actually, only protected groups are exempt. If you have a dress code, you can throw out people who don't meet it. Bars expel drunk and otherwise obnoxious patrons daily. Restaurants legally enforce, "No shirt, no shoes, no service"
Everything you cite is a health code issue, actually. Which only goes to prove my point.
Restaurants are a public accommodation. Catering is a public accommodation. Any business where you hang your shingle out to do business with the public? You guessed it, a public accommodation.
Public accommodations are not religious institutions and, therefore, are not subject to religious exemptions. Just ask the Hobby Lobby dude. One of many articles about the matter:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/11/19/judge-rejects-hobby-lobby-case-against-obamacare-contraceptive-coverage-mandate/