Summary Of The Neighborly Way

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In this article, David Brooks talks about a gay couple who were denied a wedding cake. He discusses there are two paths to follow when this happens- the neighborly way, or the legal way. The neighborly way would be for the couple to say that they understand the bakers don’t agree with same sex marriage but to offer them a chance to get to know them to see if they could change their mind. The legal way would be to take it court, and of course they did take it to court. Brooks near the end of this article says that while he does support same sex marriage, he thinks they made the wrong approach about it. He thinks Craig and Mullins should of done the neighborly route since it was just over a wedding cake rather than a job or a home, or something

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