SCOTUS Justices Divided in Case of Christian Baker Who Refused to Make Same-Sex Wedding Cake


breaking us news supreme court

(Worthy News) - The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in the major religious freedom case of Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission which began when Colorado Christian baker Jack Phillips refused to create a wedding cake for a gay couple’s wedding because he disagrees with same-sex marriage.

Phillips is the owner of the Masterpiece Cakeshop in Denver. He informed Charlie Craig and David Mullins in 2012 that he wouldn’t make a cake for their same-sex wedding due to his religious beliefs. They complained to the Colorado Civil Rights Commission who agreed that Phillips was violating the state’s anti-discrimination law. The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case in June.

Phillips is arguing that the Colorado ruling violates the Free Speech and Free Exercise Clauses of the First Amendment. He argues that, as an artist, he cannot be forced to make a cake in opposition to his views. [ Source: Townhall (Read More...) ]

Print This Article

Let your Friends know! Be sure to SHARE!

FacebookTwitterWhatsAppGoogle+BufferLinkedInPin ItEmail a Friend
Facebook
Twitter
WhatsApp
Google+
Buffer
LinkedIn
Pin It
Email
Copyright 1999-2017 Worthy News. All rights reserved.
Fair Use Notice:This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.

1 thought on “SCOTUS Justices Divided in Case of Christian Baker Who Refused to Make Same-Sex Wedding Cake”

  1. Should "I" be forced to business with everyone that the government tells me to?
    The answer to that is "NO", of course not. I'll do business with whom I want and NOT do business with whom I DON'T want.

Leave a Comment