“The UK’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of Northern Irish Christian bakers who declined to bake and decorate a cake with a pro-gay marriage message, with owners heralding the decision as a victory for free speech. Britain’s highest court ruled Wednesday morning that it was not discriminatory for Ashers Bakery, run by Daniel and Amy McArthur, to refuse to produce the cake with the slogan ‘Support Gay Marriage’ because it was the message of the case that they objected to, not the sexual orientation of the customer, the BBC reports. President of the Supreme Court Lady Hale said of the decision arrived at by the five justices that the McArthurs ‘would have refused to make such a cake for any customer, irrespective of their sexual orientation.’ ‘We are grateful to the judges and especially to God. We are particularly pleased the Supreme Court judges emphatically accepted what we’ve said all along. We did not turn down the order because of the person who made it but because of the message itself,’ Mr. McArthur said outside of London’s High Court following the ruling. ‘The judges gave a clear message today that couldn’t be clearer: family businesses like ours are free to focus on giving our customers the best service they can without being forced to promote their campaigns. This ruling protects freedom of speech and freedom of conscience for everyone,’ he added. The Christian Institute, which supported the couple, hailed the decision as ‘a landmark judgment for free speech.’ The case reflects that of a similar ruling in the United States in June where the country’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colorado baker who declined to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple based on his Christian beliefs on traditional marriage, with the justices ruling that to force or punish Jack Phillips for refusing to bake the cake contravened the first amendment which protects freedom of expression.” “Gay Marriage Cake,” Breitbart.com, Oct. 10, 2018 Comments are closed.
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