Colorado Court: Baker's Religion Is No Excuse for Discrimination
An appeals court has ruled that the Christian owner of a Denver bakery cannot deny services to same-sex couples.
Charlie Craig, left, with his husband Greg Mullins; Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips (right)
BY Daniel Reynolds
August 13 2015 1:23 PM ET
A Colorado court has ruled that a Denver baker can't refuse service to same-sex couples due to religious beliefs.
The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that such practices would lead to discrimination, reports the Associated Press.
In this case, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, Jack Phillips, cited his Christian beliefs as the reason for refusing to bake a wedding cake for Charlie Craig and Greg Mullins in 2012. The couple had commissioned the baked goods after moving to Colorado from Massachusetts, where they married.
The unanimous decision maintained that "discrimination on the basis of one’s opposition to same-sex marriage is discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation."
https://www.advocate.com/business/2015/08/13/colorado-court-bakers-religion-no-excuse-discrimination
PDF of 66 page decision:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCQQFjABahUKEwiJiOn1sqnHAhUMPj4KHYy1CgE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.thedenverchannel.com%2Fdocuments%2FMasterpiece%2520Cake%2520Shop%2520Court%2520of%2520Appeals%252014CA1351-PD.pdf&ei=i03OVcmWEIz8-AGM66oI&usg=AFQjCNFhV_z4YOHgPNp-3sK-G2w0eeGRlg
