The government simply enforces the law; if they didn't, we would have anarchy. Being religious doesn't make you special. You cannot break the law because of it.
So Southern States were just enforcing Plessey and Jim Crow?
Sorry, but allowing a Religious exemption for a non-critical, non-timely, contracted service will not result in anarchy. Forcing them to bake or else, however is a pretty good step towards tyranny.
The whole point is they SHOULDN'T have to break the law, because the law in questions shouldn't be applied to them.
Cripes, you are just as tone deaf as body when it comes to running behind the law's skirt.