Two gay men arent surved a cake

In their decision posted on Monday, the justices ruled the Colorado Civil Rights Commission didn't maintain religious neutrality when it ruled against Phillips. Story Archive: Masterpiece Cakeshop v. The case dealt with Masterpiece Cakeshop, a bakery in Lakewood, Colorado, which refused to design a custom wedding cake for a gay couple based on the owner's religious beliefs.

Chrome Safari Continue. It was a case that pitted gay rights against religious interests, brought by a Christian baker in Lakewood who refused to make a wedding cake for two gay men. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Colorado baker Jack Phillips with a decision in a wedding cake for a same-sex couple case.

This decision makes clear that the government must respect Jack's beliefs about marriage. And for that, I'm glad for the court's ruling. Read the court's complete opinion at supremecourt. The US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a baker in Colorado who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case in December.

Supreme Court tosses ruling

The Colorado Civil Rights Commission evaluated the case under the state's anti-discrimination law, the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act. The Supreme Court on Monday threw out a ruling against two Oregon bakers who refused to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple.

Featured Local Savings. The couple, Melissa and Aaron Klein, cited religious beliefs as. Phillips refused. CBS News Live. It started back when Charlie Craig and David Mullins went into Masterpiece Cakeshop in and asked for a cake for their wedding reception.

Supreme Court won't evaluate scope of legal shield for tech companies. We have no doubt that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission will meet that standard as they listen, respectfully, to all sides of the matters that come before it and issue decisions that uphold the protections afforded under Colorado law.

Phillips said his cakes are artistic expression and that creating a cake celebrating gay marriage violates his religious beliefs. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. CBS News Colorado. Government hostility toward people of faith has no place in our society, yet the state of Colorado was openly antagonistic toward Jack's religious beliefs about marriage.

Baker who refused to make cake for gay wedding: 'I don't discriminate' Jack Phillips maintained he would 'serve everybody that comes in my shop,' but that he wouldn't 'create cakes for every message.'. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Colorado baker Jack Phillips with a decision in a wedding cake for a same-sex couple case.

Neutrality is the proper approach. We brought this case because no one should have to face the shame, embarrassment, and humiliation of being told 'we don't serve your kind here' that we faced, and we will continue fighting until no one does," the couple added.

The court was right to condemn that. Kagan and Breyer were the only two judges who disagreed with the ruling. Tolerance and respect for good-faith differences of opinion are essential in a society like ours. John Hickenlooper released this statement regarding the Supreme Court's decision: "It's against Colorado law to deny goods and services to any individual because of sexual orientation.