“A big country, a tolerant country, ought to be able to figure out the difference between discriminating someone because of their sexual orientation and not forcing someone to participate in a wedding that they find goes against their moral beliefs. This should not be that complicated. Gosh, it is right now.” — Jeb Bush, interviewed by Christian Broadcasting Network, May 16, 2015
“Once upon a time, it went against what a good many business owners might have called their moral beliefs to serve black people at the same lunch counters as white people.” — Laura Clawson, writing for Daily Kos, May 18, 2015
Photos: A tale of two civil rights movements
Dr. Martin Luther King, fourth from right, waves as an Army observation plane flies over flag-carrying civil rights demonstrators near Montgomery, Ala., March 24, 1965. To the right of King is his wife Coretta Scott King, and behind his upraised arm is singer Harry Belefonte. This is the fourth day of the Selma to Montgomery civil rights march. (AP Photo)
People with banners cheer at a rally in West Hollywood, California after the United States Supreme Court ruled on California’s Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act June 26, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a landmark victory for gay rights on Wednesday by forcing the federal government to recognize same-sex marriages in states where it is legal and paving the way for it in California, the most populous state. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES – Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS)