Alliance Defending Freedom, the law group that successfully represented Phillips in his Supreme Court case concerning his refusal on religious grounds to design custom cakes for gay weddings, pointed out that the baker had “hate mail, nasty phone calls, and death threats pouring in.”

ADF says that Sean became angry and “shocked” at the hateful messages sent against the Colorado baker.

“But in observing and talking with Jack, he saw a quiet example of what it looks like to live a life in obedience to Christ,” the group stated. “Over time, Sean let go of his anger. He dug into the Bible to understand the comfort that Jack had in Christ and how he could withstand such hardship with grace and ...