NR Daily: The Christian Baker Need Not Have Ended Up at the Supreme Court

On December 5, the Supreme Court heard the case of Jack Phillips, the Christian baker who can't in good conscience design and create wedding cakes that celebrate same-sex marriages. The Justices now will decide whether states, consistent with the First Amendment, can force citizens to express support for same-sex marriage through their artistic products. But this case needn't have ended up at the Court. And future cases like it can be avoided. Agree or disagree, but Phillips believes he is serving Christ with every cake he makes. He has previously turned down requests to create Halloween-themed cakes, lewd bachelor-party cakes, and a cake celebrating a divorce ...

December 07 2017

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