Again the government interfering with our religious beliefs. This is just wrong!!!!!!
A Denver baker who adamantly refused
to provide a cake for a same-sex wedding must offer his services to gay
couples, a judge ruled Friday.
Judge Robert N. Spencer said
Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips must comply with the order
despite his religious beliefs or pay fines, according to the Associated Press.
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The order reportedly said his shop
discriminated against a couple “because of their sexual orientation by
refusing to sell them a wedding cake for their same-sex marriage.”
No fines were imposed this time, but
Spencer’s order said Phillips must “cease and desist from
discriminating” against same-sex couples.
The baker’s lawyer, however, said the order forces him to violate his religious beliefs.
“He can’t violate his conscience in order to collect a paycheck,” Nicolle Martin reportedly said.
“If Jack can’t make wedding cakes, he can’t continue to support his
family. And in order to make wedding cakes, Jack must violate his belief
system.”
“That is a reprehensible choice,” she added. “It is antithetical to everything America stands for.”
“It is antithetical to everything America stands for.”
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The case was brought to court after the
American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against Phillips when he
reportedly refused to bake a cake for the wedding of Charlie Craig, 33,
and David Mullins, 29.
FILE
– This June 6, 2013 file photo shows Dave Mullins, right, sitting for a
portrait with his husband Charlie Craig, in Denver. (AP Photo/Brennan
Linsley, File)
Amanda Goad, a lawyer for the ACLU, argued this has nothing to do with Phillips’ religious beliefs.
“But treating gay people differently because of who they are is discrimination, plain and simple,” she reportedly said.
Colorado has a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, but allows for civil unions. Phillips can appeal the judge’s decision.
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