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Freethinker65

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30. Thanks for your interpretation of why the wedding cake is discrimination

Mon Jun 26, 2017, 03:57 PM

Jun 2017

I agree. If you make wedding cakes, you should not be able to discriminate who you sell the wedding cake to. I suppose you could legally just decide not to make wedding cakes altogether or object to a particular design of cake that is not what you have sold in the past.

Didn't some state (perhaps Alabama?) propose getting out of the marriage license "business" altogether rather than abide by the Supreme Court's same sex marriage decision? That, while extreme, would get around any discrimination ruling.

It is a shame that issues like this even make it to the SC.

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Supreme Court will hear case of Colorado baker who refused to make wedding cake for same-sex couple [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2017 OP

So this brings back racial segregation greymattermom Jun 2017 #1

K&R uppityperson Jun 2017 #2

Of course, as long as they're rich, white and Christian. mountain grammy Jun 2017 #3

Perhaps the Masterpiece Bake Shop could call God as a witness justhanginon Jun 2017 #4

I believe you have gotten to the crux of the matter rurallib Jun 2017 #17

+1 mountain grammy Jun 2017 #32

Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2017 #5

Not good. LS_Editor Jun 2017 #6

SC voted to hear an "appeal"? it's kind of silly IMO-RW-rads to spend $$$$ about words on a cake. Sunlei Jun 2017 #7

The case was brought on the baker's behalf by the "Alliance Defending Freedom" Princess Turandot Jun 2017 #34

betcha pence has a woody,,,mom better watch out dembotoz Jun 2017 #8

Why are RW Christians so afraid of cakes? Coventina Jun 2017 #9

They are being asked to participate christx30 Jun 2017 #18

Sure, let them brand their business as mini churches and discriminate at will, BUT procon Jun 2017 #10

Leviticus is Jewish law. It is not Christian canon law. KWR65 Jun 2017 #12

Seriously? 😕 Do you really want to go down that path and preach procon Jun 2017 #14

Thanks for pointing that out BruceWane Jun 2017 #39

Any legal scholars out there? AJT Jun 2017 #11

I'm not a legal scholar but I did stay at a... MGKrebs Jun 2017 #20

There was a story covered a few years ago christx30 Jun 2017 #22

The examples you cite are distinguishable onenote Jun 2017 #24

Thanks for your interpretation of why the wedding cake is discrimination Freethinker65 Jun 2017 #30

As you are not denying service on grounds of race, sex, religion, or national origin, yes LanternWaste Jun 2017 #23

Nazi skinheads aren't a protected class TexasBushwhacker Jun 2017 #37

Change the fact pattern to a gay graphic designer to help promote geek tragedy Jun 2017 #44

I will make any gay couple their wedding cake adigal Jun 2017 #13

SC to consider whether the 1A's religion clauses allow a bakery to deny service to gay couples mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2017 #15

Seriously, this is what makes it kacekwl Jun 2017 #16

Alito, Thomas and Gorsuch are all shoo in votes for this. lark Jun 2017 #19

I don't think anyone is a shoe in on this one citood Jun 2017 #27

It will be very interesting, at a minimum. lark Jun 2017 #28

Jesus hates gay cakes! He's okay with tarts, though. ;-) WinkyDink Jun 2017 #21

sorry but we no longer make cakes for christians nt msongs Jun 2017 #25

ugh Voltaire2 Jun 2017 #26

The cake case, writes @smencimer, is custom-made for Justice Gorsuch: mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2017 #29

I'm really surprised they wanted to deal with this jgmiller Jun 2017 #31

You can put up a sign saying you reserve the right to refuse service for any reason, but onenote Jun 2017 #36

I'm afraid of this case going to the SC. mountain grammy Jun 2017 #33

No, they will not rule on the constitutionality of the Colorado law as a whole onenote Jun 2017 #35

I'm sure they did. But they also reported the offending baker TexasBushwhacker Jun 2017 #38

fuck these homophobes Skittles Jun 2017 #40

Poor Jack the baker. He probably can't sleep at night worrying that the friend Vinca Jun 2017 #41

This could backfire on the fundies big time. I hope it does. Initech Jun 2017 #42

Like it or not, there is a legitimate 1st Amendment issue here. geek tragedy Jun 2017 #43

I Agree RobinA Jun 2017 #45