Christian baker takes 'compulsion of speech' case to Supremes
ack Phillips, the baker whose Masterpiece Cakeshop in Colorado was targeted by homosexual activists over his religious beliefs, an attack then joined by the state of Colorado’s Civil Rights Commission, is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court to veto the state’s “outright compulsion of speech.”
At issue is his decision not to use his artistic talents to promote “gay marriage” at the request of two homosexuals, and the state’s subsequent decision that he has no right to control the speech in which he engages.
The petition to the high court was filed on his behalf by officials with the Alliance Defending Freedom....