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Reply #15 - 06/05/18 at 05:08:13
 
BUT..... you can't be in business and randomly discriminate. That is unconstitutional. Now, having said that, there are exceptions and I think if you can show a historical precedent behind your beliefs, there is a narrow acceptable range. For example, Sisters of the Poor and birth control. Fully agree you can't make them pay for after morning pills.

And I think you can discriminate based on sexual orientation (in rare cases) and not race because sexual orientation is chiefly defined as behavior while the color of you skin is not. That's why racism is immoral, there's no basis in it.

I think a Christian baker who can demonstrate a long standing ideology against homosexuality can't be forced to use his creative talents to create a cake. That's the other aspect of this. Creating wedding cakes is an art. Serving ice creme to a gay man is not. A Baskin Robbins employee cannot refuse service to a gay couple if he operates his business using any benefits from the US Constitution which of course every business does.

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Reply #16 - 06/05/18 at 05:44:07
 
 You are correct he did not say the statement as I quoted.  He agreed to make a cake for a dog wedding, then later when asked admitted to that statement also adding that he would not do it for two women.  It was two separate statements.

 This can be found in CO case# CR-2013-0008 as well as CO ACLU, the ACLU contains only the first part where he was asked about dog weddings.

http://aclu-co.org/wp-content/uploads/files/Probable%20Cause%20Determination%...


[i]  "Actually, the ruling was based on the fact the Colorado court was so heavily anti-christian biased, they did not even consider the baker's opinion seriously."

 The Supreme Court viewed it differently, and by my assessment in the opposite way.  "Commission's review of the case lacked the religious neutrality required"  
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Reply #17 - 06/05/18 at 05:51:58
 
The Supreme Court viewed it differently, and by my assessment in the opposite way.  "Commission's review of the case lacked the religious neutrality required

"Lacking neutrality" means not being neutral, meaning biased towards one position over the other.
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Reply #18 - 06/05/18 at 05:56:33
 
WebsterMark wrote on 06/05/18 at 05:51:58:
The Supreme Court viewed it differently, and by my assessment in the opposite way.  "Commission's review of the case lacked the religious neutrality required

"Lacking neutrality" means not being neutral, meaning biased towards one position over the other.



 Ok I see what you are saying.  I don't think the initial ruling was anti-Christian but I do think it was wrong.
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Reply #19 - 06/05/18 at 07:13:12
 
Actually it was very much anti-christian. Again, had the Colorado Civil Rights Commission acted civilly, this case might have gone the other way.

Here, Kennedy observed, the “neutral and respectful consideration to which Phillips was entitled was compromised” by comments by members of the Colorado Civil Rights Commission. At one hearing, Kennedy stressed, commissioners repeatedly “endorsed the view that religious beliefs cannot legitimately be carried into the public sphere or commercial domain, implying that religious beliefs and persons are less than fully welcome in Colorado’s business community.” And at a later meeting, Kennedy pointed out, one commissioner “even went so far as to compare Phillips’ invocation of his sincerely held religious beliefs to defenses of slavery and the Holocaust.” “This sentiment,” Kennedy admonished, “is inappropriate for a Commission charged with the solemn responsibility of fair and neutral enforcement of Colorado’s anti-discrimination law—a law that protects discrimination on the basis of religion as well as sexual orientation.”
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Reply #20 - 06/05/18 at 07:34:54
 
Eegore wrote on 06/05/18 at 05:44:07:
 You are correct he did not say the statement as I quoted.  He agreed to make a cake for a dog wedding, then later when asked admitted to that statement also adding that he would not do it for two women.  It was two separate statements.
 This can be found in CO case# CR-2013-0008 as well as CO ACLU, the ACLU contains only the first part where he was asked about dog weddings.   http://aclu-co.org/wp-content/uploads/filesProbable%20Cause%20Determination%2...
 "Actually, the ruling was based on the fact the Colorado court was so heavily anti-christian biased, they did not even consider the baker's opinion seriously."  The Supreme Court viewed it differently, and by my assessment in the opposite way.  "Commission's review of the case lacked the religious neutrality required"  

          More on the ‘Baker’ thing.

First, the baker NEVER SAID:
“I'd make a cake for two dogs, but not for two women."
What Happened was:
[i]“ During this conversation, S. Schmalz claimed to be a dog breeder and stated that she planned to host a "dog wedding" between one of her dogs and a neighbor's dog. Phillips did not object to preparing a cake for S. Schmalz's "dog wedding."


The ‘charge’ issued by DORA, should have  NEVER  been issued in the first place. The Burden of Proof, is on the Couple.
The, Couple, Never PROVED, their point. In Fact, they Proved the Opposite, by stating they KNEW, the baker would sell them cupcakes other cakes  etc. for other events. They, ‘Cried’ about the Baker, saying, ‘Illegal’, Which a same sex Marriage in CO  WAS.
It was clear, they were, ’Shopping’,  for someone to NOT, make a Cake, JUST  so they could SUE.
The baker did NOT, discriminate against a Gay, But would not do something to celebrate, something that was, ILLEGAL.  
In fact the Baker, CLEARLY, stated he would sell something in the shop, which had NOTHING to do with their sexual orientation.
So, making that special cake, for a, ILLEGAL  event.  AND, the Violation of the Bakers Religion.

That document/charge, is a clear, stereotype, example, of the personal opinion, of the writer, who gets paid a tremendous amount of money, to push a piece of paper back and forth on his/her desk.

Wonder what the ultra-Liberal, Kum-By-You singing, Snowflakes,
would say, if someone wanted a custom cake baked to,
Celebrate a  Bank Robbery ?  Or a Jail Break ?  Or a  Murder ?


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Reply #21 - 06/05/18 at 09:23:07
 
Could I go to a Jewish baker and pay him to create a Hitler cake so I could celebrate his birthday?

It's not illegal to write out the N word so could I force a balck bakery to make me a KKK cake with that word on it?

If they refused, what are my options?
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Reply #22 - 06/05/18 at 09:34:15
 
Face it, it's a business.
The owner has taken risks to have a business.
The owner WANTS to make money.
And doesn't want people angry.

But it's HIS business and whatever policies he uses will affect the bottom line.

So, when a business owner says No, you can bet it's for good reason.

Should a business owner mistreat the people

What is gonna happen?
Get rich?
Go broke?
People have a right to NOT DO what they can't do in good conscience.

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Reply #23 - 06/05/18 at 09:45:09
 
"First, the baker NEVER SAID:
“I'd make a cake for two dogs, but not for two women.""


 I agree, I stated that in my post:

" You are correct he did not say the statement as I quoted."

 During the proof evident hearing he later stated that he would make the cake for two dogs, he did not state the words "Dog Wedding".  This information was taken into account during the hearing and was considered part of proof evident and was a small contributing factor, of many to the case going to trial.

 My quote was incorrect.
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Reply #24 - 06/05/18 at 10:04:40
 
WebsterMark wrote on 06/05/18 at 07:13:12:
Actually it was very much anti-christian. Again, had the Colorado Civil Rights Commission acted civilly, this case might have gone the other way.

Here, Kennedy observed, the “neutral and respectful consideration to which Phillips was entitled was compromised” by comments by members of the Colorado Civil Rights Commission. At one hearing, Kennedy stressed, commissioners repeatedly “endorsed the view that religious beliefs cannot legitimately be carried into the public sphere or commercial domain, implying that religious beliefs and persons are less than fully welcome in Colorado’s business community.” And at a later meeting, Kennedy pointed out, one commissioner “even went so far as to compare Phillips’ invocation of his sincerely held religious beliefs to defenses of slavery and the Holocaust.” “This sentiment,” Kennedy admonished, “is inappropriate for a Commission charged with the solemn responsibility of fair and neutral enforcement of Colorado’s anti-discrimination law—a law that protects discrimination on the basis of religion as well as sexual orientation.”



 What part of that is specific to Christians?
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People have a right to NOT DO what they can't do in good conscience.

Not in commerce they don't. There is a narrow road where they can't be forced, but its rare and narrow.

Forcing a devote Christian baker against his will to use his creative, artistic talents to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple which is against his historical religion is one such narrow path.

Refusing to serve a black man is not.
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Reply #26 - 06/05/18 at 11:31:36
 
Eegore wrote on 06/05/18 at 10:04:40:
WebsterMark wrote on 06/05/18 at 07:13:12:
Actually it was very much anti-christian. Again, had the Colorado Civil Rights Commission acted civilly, this case might have gone the other way.

Here, Kennedy observed, the “neutral and respectful consideration to which Phillips was entitled was compromised” by comments by members of the Colorado Civil Rights Commission. At one hearing, Kennedy stressed, commissioners repeatedly “endorsed the view that religious beliefs cannot legitimately be carried into the public sphere or commercial domain, implying that religious beliefs and persons are less than fully welcome in Colorado’s business community.” And at a later meeting, Kennedy pointed out, one commissioner “even went so far as to compare Phillips’ invocation of his sincerely held religious beliefs to defenses of slavery and the Holocaust.” “This sentiment,” Kennedy admonished, “is inappropriate for a Commission charged with the solemn responsibility of fair and neutral enforcement of Colorado’s anti-discrimination law—a law that protects discrimination on the basis of religion as well as sexual orientation.”



 What part of that is specific to Christians?


I thought Kennedy's point was well made. You don't see it?
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Reply #27 - 06/05/18 at 11:40:04
 
Eegore wrote on 06/05/18 at 10:04:40:
    What part of that is specific to Christians?


(to  quote a now famous phrase)
  ‘What Does It Matter ?”
The, form of Religion, that the Baker Practiced, believed in,
 does not condone a Marriage between two of the same sex.


“… neutral and respectful consideration to which Phillips was entitled was compromised by comments by members of the Colorado Civil Rights Commission…”


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Reply #28 - 06/05/18 at 12:42:02
 
Serowbot wrote on 06/04/18 at 15:20:21:
SCOTUS is on the wrong side of history with this one.
In the 60's this baker would be refusing a wedding cake to a mixed race couple....


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Reply #29 - 06/05/18 at 14:50:58
 
"I thought Kennedy's point was well made. You don't see it? "

 I don't see anything there about Christians specifically.  Is there a reference that has the entire manuscript where I can search for Christian specific elements?  I will have to do some research on Christianity as well to identify the components that point specifically to that religion.
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