Re Hobby Lobby: I think they should have the legal right to choose not to pay for contraception, and I disagree with and disapprove of their exercising that right in that way.
Same with wedding photographers who don't want to shoot same-sex weddings: pace the courts that strikes me as a straight First Amendment freedom of expression issue. (If photography isn't a mode of expression, why do you need a pro instead of just renting a nice camera from LensRentals? Should my writer friends have to take PR commissions from ProtectMarriage.com or the local Southern Baptists?)
But as professionals, I think that they shouldn't confuse doing a proper job with endorsing the client. When I'm asked a reference question, I may suspect (or outright know, because they've told me) that it's in service of a frivolous lawsuit or a baseless conspiracy theory. But that's not my business, and I don't let it prevent me from answering questions or suggesting relevant avenues of research. (I may tell them as a matter of fact that I don't think the law they're looking for exists, but if they want to keep searching anyway I'll tell them where that sort if thing might be found if it did.)
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Same with wedding photographers who don't want to shoot same-sex weddings: pace the courts that strikes me as a straight First Amendment freedom of expression issue. (If photography isn't a mode of expression, why do you need a pro instead of just renting a nice camera from LensRentals? Should my writer friends have to take PR commissions from ProtectMarriage.com or the local Southern Baptists?)
But as professionals, I think that they shouldn't confuse doing a proper job with endorsing the client. When I'm asked a reference question, I may suspect (or outright know, because they've told me) that it's in service of a frivolous lawsuit or a baseless conspiracy theory. But that's not my business, and I don't let it prevent me from answering questions or suggesting relevant avenues of research. (I may tell them as a matter of fact that I don't think the law they're looking for exists, but if they want to keep searching anyway I'll tell them where that sort if thing might be found if it did.)