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Said it once, I'll say it again. If anyone's rights were violated in this instance, it was the baker. It's his shop and he offered other baked goods....and instead of going to another baker, the LGBT couple pitched it a fit and attempted to force him to do it. I support LGBT rights, but not at the expense of a person's Right to Freedom of Religion. It disagreed with the baker's morals, he had no obligation to make a cake for them. PFC (Join to see) SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" LTC Stephen F. CPL Dave Hoover SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth PVT James Strait SSG (Join to see) Capt Dwayne Conyers CPT Jack Durish
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That is great news IMHO SSG(P) (Join to see) that the SCOTUS issued a verdict on Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, ruling in favor of a bakery owner who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.
Jack Phillips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colorado, was treated prejudicially by the Colorado Civil Rights Commission.
SCOTUS ruling did not address the larger issue of can businesses legally discriminate in terms of who they allow to be clientele. It is conceivable that may be addressed in some of the follow-on cases.
"The Supreme Court has issued a verdict on a much-buzzed-about case.
On Monday, the nation’s highest court issued a verdict on Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, ruling in favor of a bakery owner who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. The verdict was a 7-2 decision, with Justice Anthony Kennedy writing for the majority opinion.
“The Colorado Civil Rights Commission’s consideration of this case was inconsistent with the state’s obligation of religious neutrality,” he wrote. “The reason and motive for the baker’s refusal were based on his sincere religious beliefs and convictions.”
It’s a decision that’s been more than five years in the making, revolving around a 2012 incident in which Jack Phillips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colorado, declined to bake a cake for David Mullins and Charlie Craig. Phillips offered the couple other baked goods, but refused to make them one of his signature custom cakes for the occasion, citing his religious belief that marriage is between a man and a woman.
Mullins and Craig said they left the bakery in tears, feeling “mortified” and “degraded.” Following the oral arguments in December, the couple told PEOPLE: “We don’t want another loving couple to have to go through what we did. It’s not about the cake; it’s about us being discriminated against because we’re gay.”
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Jack Phillips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colorado, was treated prejudicially by the Colorado Civil Rights Commission.
SCOTUS ruling did not address the larger issue of can businesses legally discriminate in terms of who they allow to be clientele. It is conceivable that may be addressed in some of the follow-on cases.
"The Supreme Court has issued a verdict on a much-buzzed-about case.
On Monday, the nation’s highest court issued a verdict on Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, ruling in favor of a bakery owner who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. The verdict was a 7-2 decision, with Justice Anthony Kennedy writing for the majority opinion.
“The Colorado Civil Rights Commission’s consideration of this case was inconsistent with the state’s obligation of religious neutrality,” he wrote. “The reason and motive for the baker’s refusal were based on his sincere religious beliefs and convictions.”
It’s a decision that’s been more than five years in the making, revolving around a 2012 incident in which Jack Phillips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colorado, declined to bake a cake for David Mullins and Charlie Craig. Phillips offered the couple other baked goods, but refused to make them one of his signature custom cakes for the occasion, citing his religious belief that marriage is between a man and a woman.
Mullins and Craig said they left the bakery in tears, feeling “mortified” and “degraded.” Following the oral arguments in December, the couple told PEOPLE: “We don’t want another loving couple to have to go through what we did. It’s not about the cake; it’s about us being discriminated against because we’re gay.”
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Check out the actual court case. It's less about the baker and the couple, and more about the Commission tasked with enforcement. While attempting to protect the couple's Rights, the flagrantly violated the baker's to do so (the verbiage used in their finding was the nail in the coffin).
In essence, this was about misapplication and abuse of government Power, not about Rights & Protections. The media has spun the story badly.
In essence, this was about misapplication and abuse of government Power, not about Rights & Protections. The media has spun the story badly.
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