A Christian baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple found unexpected traction for his position at the Supreme Court Tuesday, as the justices wrestled with a high-profile clash between religious beliefs and anti-discrimination laws.

The high court's champion of gay rights, Justice Anthony Kennedy, seemed troubled by Colorado officials' treatment of Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips after he turned down Charlie Craig and David Mullins' request for a custom cake to celebrate their wedding in 2012.

"Tolerance is essential in a free society. Tolerance is most meaningful when it's mutual," Kennedy said during oral arguments that were scheduled for an hour but stretched to nearly an hour and a half. "It seems to me the state in its position has been neither tolerant nor respectful of Mr. Phillips' religious beliefs."
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/0...urt-280944

Interesting argument by the bakers lawyer to get around the equal protection clause.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/a-piec...le/2642650

Nice piece on the issue. The baker isn't trying to deny gays service. He is limiting it to gay weddings.

Should a Jewish baker have to create a cake for a Nazi convention?

Nazi's are a protected class?

A custom cake is art, you should not be able to force someone to ply their art for your purposes.

(12-06-2017 12:33 PM)fsquid Wrote:  Nazi's are a protected class?

Some animals are more equal than others?

Would it be a slam dunk if the cake maker was Muslim?

(12-06-2017 12:37 PM)Bull_Is_Back Wrote:  A custom cake is art, you should not be able to force someone to ply their art for your purposes.

that's what will be very interesting to see how they come down on this issue.

(12-06-2017 12:47 PM)fsquid Wrote:  

(12-06-2017 12:37 PM)Bull_Is_Back Wrote:  A custom cake is art, you should not be able to force someone to ply their art for your purposes.

that's what will be very interesting to see how they come down on this issue.

And it's been a reasonable position which has before been brought up and quickly shot down by #MuhProtectedClass folks.

(12-06-2017 12:33 PM)fsquid Wrote:  Nazi's are a protected class?

Gays aren't a protected class.