Christian baker still hounded by lawsuits, threats years after Supreme Court ruling
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(Worthy News) – Authors doing online video book “tours” is common in the pandemic era. But Coloradan Jack Phillips had an unusual “sidekick” for his May 26 conversation with a reporter: attorney Ryan Bangert of Alliance Defending Freedom, a public interest law firm that’s been at Mr. Phillips‘ side since 2012, including during a 2018 Supreme Court victory.
Mr. Phillips, 65, owns the Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, immediately west of Denver.
Ever since a 20-second conversation with a same-sex couple who asked him to create a wedding cake, he‘s been in and out of civil rights hearings and lawsuits over challenges to what he says are confections his Christian beliefs won’t let him create. [ Source: Washington Times (Read More…) ]
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