Dschrute3
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A very wise and correct decision. I used to argue with folks all the time that 'Gay Rights' aren't the only rights protected in our country. It's not only about 'Gay Rights.' Even a couple of Liberals/Democrats on the Court, got that. The vote was 7-2. But sadly, it's too late for the folks who had to close their business and pay unjust fines. Hopefully, they'll seek recourse and be rightfully compensated.
U.S. Supreme Court backs Christian baker who spurned gay couple
* Court says state panel violated baker's religious rights
* Ruling was 7-2, with 2 liberals joining 5 conservatives
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory on narrow grounds to a Colorado Christian baker who refused for religious reasons to make a wedding cake for a gay couple, stopping short of setting a major precedent allowing people to claim exemptions from anti-discrimination laws based on religious beliefs.
The justices, in a 7-2 decision, said the Colorado Civil Rights Commission showed an impermissible hostility toward religion when it found that baker Jack Phillips violated the state's anti-discrimination law by rebuffing gay couple David Mullins and Charlie Craig in 2012. The state law bars businesses from refusing service based on race, sex, marital status or sexual orientation.
The ruling concluded that the commission violated Phillips' religious rights under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment.
U.S. Supreme Court backs Christian baker who spurned gay couple
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U.S. Supreme Court backs Christian baker who spurned gay couple
* Court says state panel violated baker's religious rights
* Ruling was 7-2, with 2 liberals joining 5 conservatives
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory on narrow grounds to a Colorado Christian baker who refused for religious reasons to make a wedding cake for a gay couple, stopping short of setting a major precedent allowing people to claim exemptions from anti-discrimination laws based on religious beliefs.
The justices, in a 7-2 decision, said the Colorado Civil Rights Commission showed an impermissible hostility toward religion when it found that baker Jack Phillips violated the state's anti-discrimination law by rebuffing gay couple David Mullins and Charlie Craig in 2012. The state law bars businesses from refusing service based on race, sex, marital status or sexual orientation.
The ruling concluded that the commission violated Phillips' religious rights under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment.
U.S. Supreme Court backs Christian baker who spurned gay couple
DRUDGE REPORT 2018®
