Dick, I understand your point, but as the company's owner, there may be a greater import to his words.

It IS a fine line, but if it can be reasonably assumed that he was speaking for the business, I believe it can also be reasonably assumed to be stating his intention to discriminate or condone discrimination.

Say, for instance, the manager of Burger King or... Denny's... publicly said he didn't approve of people of people of different races eating together. Is it a reasonable assumption of a business owner's intent to discriminate, or is it one guy voicing an opinion?