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according to cnbc, the justices, in a 7-2 decision, faulted the Colorado Civil Rights Commission's handling of the claims brought against Jack Phillips, saying it had showed a hostility to religion.
It is about time some sanity has started to return to our country. The heck with SJW and anyone who needs a safe space, time for our country to be what it once was before Obama ruined it.
I never understood why any business would turn away a customer and I certainly don't understand why anyone would want to buy something from someone that doesn't want to and even worse is when they are forced to sell to you.
Would you honestly eat a cake from a bakery that you had to sue to force them to make you that cake?
I own a real estate company and we don't care if our clients are gay, a minority, followers of some whacky religion, total loudmouth know it all jerks or if they voted for Hillary or Trump. We will help them to the best of our ability.
I don't know why a business would turn away a paying customer but it is nice to hear that a business has that right.
KENNEDY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ROBERTS,
C. J., and BREYER, ALITO, KAGAN, and GORSUCH, JJ., joined. KAGAN, J.,
filed a concurring opinion, in which BREYER, J., joined. GORSUCH, J.,
filed a concurring opinion, in which ALITO, J., joined. THOMAS, J., filed
an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which
GORSUCH, J., joined. GINSBURG, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which
SOTOMAYOR, J., joined
The reason lawyers have to spend time digesting what the Supreme Court decided goes into all the concurring opinions. Kennedy's opinion was narrow in scope.
While I am against discrimination I do believe people have the right to run their business as they see fit as long as the accept consequences of their actions. So even though I am liberal I think the supreme court made the right decision.
That being said I would also file this under a careful what you wish for category.
1) I'm sure there are more than a handful of people who are praising the Supreme court decision saying a business owner "should not be forced to go against his beliefs" , however fair or not this baker can be seen as a bigot and if people don't want to spend their $$ on his business for his beliefs the same people shouting praise will be the first ones crying persecution if people make the choice to avoid his business..can't have it both ways
2) This is more of a general question. By this logic, can a business say they will not cater to Christians? Can a business refuse to write "Merry Christmas". Bake a cake for a second or third wedding? Can they refuse to use a crucifx? an image of Jesus?
So you stuck it to the Homo's yay, good for you..take a victory lap, but from what I am seeing the people who identify as no religion/agnostic.atheist etc keeps going up and up, while people who identify as christian is getting less and less, no rapdily mind you but still decreasing. Turn about could be fair play and this decision just opened up a wide window to help turn about come faster than you think
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Christian Colorado Baker
Common sense ruling.
Should people have the authority to dictate what Stephen King writes in his books? No, it's his book so he gets to decide what he puts in and what he leaves out. Same with cakes, or any other product which requires creativity to produce.
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