The great gay wedding bake-off gets final day in court as Supremes will decide whether Christians can refuse services against their beliefs
The Supreme Court has decided to take up a case that pits religious liberty against gay rights
The case originated when a Colorado-based baker refused to make a cake for a gay couple celebrating their wedding
The baker had refused to make wedding cakes for same-sex couples because he said it was against his Christian religion
NIKKI SCHWAB, U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER
DAILYMAIL.COM
26 June 2017
The Supreme Court is taking on a new clash between gay rights and religion in a case about a wedding cake for a same-sex couple in Colorado.
The justices said Monday they will consider whether a baker who objects to same-sex marriage on religious grounds can refuse to make a wedding cake for a gay couple.
The case asks the high court to balance the religious rights of the baker against the couple’s right to equal treatment under the law. Similar disputes have popped up across the United States.
The decision to take on the case reflects renewed energy among the court’s conservative justices, whose ranks have recently been bolstered by the addition of Justice Neil Gorsuch to the high court.
The court will review a Colorado court decision that found baker Jack Phillips and his Masterpiece Cakeshop discriminated against the gay couple under Colorado law.
Phillips told the Supreme Court he has free speech and religious rights under the First Amendment that should protect him.
He said he should not be compelled to bake a cake specifically to honor a same-sex marriage.
Colorado’s anti-discrimination law protects people on the basis of their sexual orientation.
Charlie Craig and David Mullins filed a complaint against Phillips and his suburban Denver shop after Phillips said he would not create and decorate a cake in honor of their marriage.
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