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Great news!

Today, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The case involves Colorado cake artist Jack Phillips, who has asked the court to uphold his freedom to live and work consistent with his religious convictions, a freedom the First Amendment guarantees.

For Jack, politely declining to design and create a cake for a same-sex wedding back in 2012 wasn't an unusual occurrence or some big defining moment (at least so he thought). Jack gave the same answer that he had already given to someone requesting a cake for a Halloween party or bachelor party—I’m sorry, but I can’t promote messages that violate my beliefs, though I'd be happy to sell you anything else.

The unusual part came next:
•Verbally abusive phone calls and death threats against his family.
•The Colorado commission’s mandate to reeducate his staff that it is illegal to operate his business according to his faith.
•The fact that Jack had to stop making wedding cakes—which made up 40 percent of his business—because he risked being hauled into court again and again if he continued to make them.

It’s unusual because we are supposed to live in a country where all citizens are free to exercise their constitutionally protected freedoms. This includes not only artistic freedom, but the freedom to live and work according to one’s beliefs without punishment from the government.

But, because of groups like the ACLU, who is once again at the center of this case, that’s not the America we are seeing today.

More frequently, creative professionals like Jack are finding that if they don’t toe the line of political correctness and publically embrace and contribute their talents to affirm same-sex marriage, then there’s going to be trouble.

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http://www.adflegal.org/detailspages/blo...k-phillips-case

Pray for a positive outcome as this case has ramifications beyond just CO. Similar persecutions based on refusal to serve homosexuals have occurred in OR (Sweet Cakes by Melissa) and the one I have documented several times on here (Arlene's Flowers) in WA.