It is never a crock to protect anyone. I was not aware it's legal to discriminate based on sexual orientation as it was? If it is, I have no problem with any law to protect homosexuals, or anyone. But that's different than the issue at hand, namely, "gay marriage".

As for the other part, I believe it is impossible to separate your morals from your outlook. Can a Christian own a strip club? I do not see how.
Can a Christian owner treat his employees like crap? Again, I do not see how. But, I freely admit that I do not think most of the people who call themselves Christian really are. Too many get confused with the conservative = Christian view. And it simply isn't true.
Not that it doesn't happen but those people cannot be true Christians because they do not follow the book they claim has authority. And that's why the book (Bible) needs to be changed for them to work it in. See the Unitarians, Methodists and Lutherans.

I also not not equate gay marriage with the Civil Rights Act. One was about rights as humans, the other is about humans wanting what they cannot have, namely, a natural family. That's the harsh truth about it. As for what's legal, I personally do not care if gay folks want to get married. I'm getting so apolitical I might not even vote anymore.

As for Christian businesses, I leave you the example of Prince Inc. in Holland, Mi. Edgar Prince was a Christian. He was faithful in all I seen him do publically. He was, and is, the reason downtown Holland is what it is. When the mall moved in, he bought a lot of the downtown properties. What did he do with them? Did he sell them out and make a H*** profit? No, he rented them to small mom & pop places for $1 a month so they had low overhead and get start a business. He tore up the streets and installed snow melt systems so they were accessable in the Winter and he didn't put his name on everything he touched. You'd be hard pressed to find a Prince anything.

Then he died. His wife, Elsa (spelling?) ran the business until she was ready to retire. She sold it for 4.3 BILLION in cash. CASH!! to Johnson Controls. Knowing that Johnson Controls did not have the same outlook as the Prince's did, she took the cash and ran off to Switzerlan.. I mean, she took the cash and divided a H*** amount amoung the employees. She doubled evey single employee's 401k account creating several instant millionaires.

That is an easy cherry picking Christian businessman's outlook on life. Not all are so fortunate but it is an example I try to live up to in whatever little bit of influence I have in life. Edgar Prince was a Great man in my book.

Then again, his son is Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater... so there you go.. I'll post this before it gets too long and before I proof read.. sorry for the mistakes if they're there.

So many what ifs, so few fucks to give.

Keep in mind Neckbeard, I knid of slipped into this conversation. I sort of answered with what I thought Bryce was meaning.

Sorry about that.

So many what ifs, so few fucks to give.

..... Not everyone who identifies as Christian follows the ways as straight as Bryce in a room full of 25 year old Swedes. ...

See, the thing abot that is this.. no one expects a spanish inquistio.. oh wait.. no one can resist that temptation. That is why I do not condemn homosexuals. The key, is to avoid being in the room with all those Swedes.. or 25 singles girls of any nationality.. I'm not too picky and personally prefer some carmel, but hey, whatever..

How avoiding would work for being homosexual I do not know.. hence, I do not condemn..

So many what ifs, so few fucks to give.

To partially answer your question, the ACLU does not actively search for cases. They consider cases that have been referred to them. So maybe nobody has actually asked for their help in this matter. Unless you know they specifically rejected a request. If so please provide backup information.
Otherwise the tired old "where is the ACLU?" question has the same answer..... probably waiting for a request.

So many what ifs, so few fucks to give.

The key, is to avoid being in the room with all those Swedes.. or 25 singles girls of any nationality.. I'm not too picky and personally prefer some carmel, but hey, whatever..