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by vlabbers 1018 days ago
If Rose West's daughter expressed political views that the bank found objectionable, do you think that would be fair grounds to close her mother's account? Given that she is the primary user, on her mother's behalf.

The gay cake scenario is a bit different to this, isn't it? In that case, the baker was being asked to create an object emblazoned with a message he disagreed with, and his refusal to do so was arguably in line with his freedom of expression. I think the parallel scenario to this one would be if he'd refused to make any cake at all for a customer due to their political views.