On April 9, the state’s attorney general filed a consumer protection lawsuit against the florist [who refused to provide flowers for Robert Ingersoll & Curt Freed’s wedding]…The right of citizens to be free from discrimination in places of public accommodation is pitted against the right of religious business owners to follow their conscience in matters of faith…But any business serving the public is obligated not to discriminate against customers on the basis of sexual orientation…If business owners were exempted from non-discrimination laws on religious grounds, where would the line be drawn?...If Stutzman wins her case, why can’t another religious florist refuse to serve a mixed race couple?...Business owners have a right to their religious convictions. But when they open their doors to the public, they have a civic and legal responsibility to uphold the civil rights of every customer…