We're not exactly sure where freedom of religion ends and freedom from religion begins. We don't feel completely comfortable in trying to determine precisely where Businessperson A's rights end and Customer G's begin. But we do believe in basic business principles, and we have an idea that might help states like Idaho and Arizona as they tussle over proposed laws involving religion and discrimination. Any state that decides, based solely on religious grounds, to allow business practitioners to discriminate against potential customers who seem to be gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or sexually enamored of something other than a heterosexual male or female adult human: Put it in writing. A pizza shop in Tucson, for instance, displayed signs this week stating, "We reserve the right to refuse service to Arizona legislators"/Coeur d'Alene Press Editorial Board. More here.

Thoughts?