LGBTQ Activist Targets Colorado Christian Baker Despite SCOTUS Victory
Christian baker Jack Phillips has found himself back in court in defense of his religious freedoms despite a 7-2 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2018 that determined he should not have to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding in violation of his religious beliefs. This time, the cake artist is being sued in civil court for refusing to create a gender transition celebration cake.
According to the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), Phillips has become the victim of the state’s “ongoing hostility towards religious freedom.” The Colorado Civil Rights Commission targeted Phillips just weeks after his Supreme Court victory — which came after six years of litigation — with new charges over his refusal to bake a cake for local attorney and activist Autumn Scardina in celebration of Scardina’s transition from male to female.
“The shop [Masterpiece Cakeshop] declined the request because the message of the cake...
Paul Fountain | 1/30/2009
