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Source: 30dB.com – Supreme%20Court
In 2012, Phillips refused to create a wedding cake for same-sex couple David Mullins and Charlie Craig, who then hauled him before the Colorado Civil Rights Commission. Phillips claimed that his Christian faith would not allow him to bake a cake for Mullins and Craig, but the Commission ruled that Phillips was just using religion as an excuse to discriminate. That was not the right decision, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday, siding with Phillips. In a 7-2 decision, SCOTUS said that it was not the Commission’s role to judge the validity of Phillips’ religious conviction. “The commission’s hostility was inconsistent with the First Amendment’s guarantee that our laws be applied in a manner that is neutral toward religion,” Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the ruling. A majority of social media users disagrees, giving the Supremes 58 percent negatives after the ruling, although legal experts say anyone worried about gay rights should not panic just yet. “Today’s decision is remarkably narrow,” CNN Supreme Court analyst Steve Vladeck said. “It’s hard to see the decision setting a precedent.” –Hugo Guzman
Republished from 30dB
