That decision is in contrast to popular opinion: Most Americans don't support allowing gay Americans to be denied services because of the religious convictions of a business owner. Opposition to same-sex marriage did not correlate with support for refusing service to gay Americans as strongly as some might think. Even among the 30 percent of Americans who oppose same-sex marriage, nearly half — 45 percent — opposed allowing small-business owners to refuse service to gay people. In fact, members of most religious groups do not support small-business owners being able to refuse service to gay people for religious reasons. Nearly two-thirds of black Americans oppose allowing businesses to refuse service based on faith.

Source: Washington Post June 04, 2018 18:46 UTC