Supreme Court Case in Colorado

In 2012, a gay couple came into a bakery in Colorado. They asked this company to make a cake for their wedding. The company is a Christian based company, and the baker did not want to bake a cake for their wedding. The couple was not very happy with this. They claimed that they were being discriminated against. They sued the company and wanted to go to court. In 2014, the baker who refused to bake the cake, Jack Phillips, was interviewed. He said that he was just using his freedom of religion for not baking the cake. Phillips' said that he did not believe that same-sex marriage was right because of his religion. He feels he has a right to believe and act on that. The Colorado Civil Rights Commission ruled against Phillips', but Phillips' decided to take this to even bigger measures, the Supreme Court. It took awhile, but eventually on June 4, 2018, they went to court.

The Supreme Court didn't have an easy decision. They wanted to make sure they kept each person rights. Justice Kennedy said, The outcome of cases like this in other circumstances must await further elaboration in the courts. All in the context of recognizing that these disputes must be resolved with tolerance, without undue disrespect to sincere religious beliefs, and without subjecting gay persons to indignities when they seek goods and services in an open market. Eventually Justice Kennedy and the other Justices came to decision. In the Colorado cases, Justices Kennedy said it was unfair to Phillips because the court was looking towards freedom of speech and disregarded freedom of religion. He said that the Colorado court had acted inappropriately and had dismissive comments. After long consideration, the baker won with a 7-to-2 decision. 

        This article is related to the theme because it is a Supreme Court case. It was rights against rights. Each of these men had good reason of why they choose not to do something or to do something about the argument. Either way this was a very hard decision that needed to go to higher officials than just in the states, the Supreme Court.

        A little more than three years ago, gays getting married was legalized. There has been many disputes about the rights that gays have and freedom of speech and religion when not agreeing with their decisions, and the have gotten the Supreme Court in many cases. These couples are getting married in churches, and many churches do not support their decision. Many churches do not want to let them get married at their, but do because they do not want to get sued. Churches want to welcome gays but aren't really sure how. They want to teach their beliefs but with gays and lesbian there, they aren't sure how.  A year ago a lesbian couple showed up to a new church at one of their events. The organizers of the event saw this and when putting them in their seats, they separated them. The couple says they didn't question it then, but without a doubt now they would have. Some churches when it comes to marrying the same-sex it is forbidden, and they will not let anyone come there to get married. Many cases are all the same, but everyone is still deciding where everyone stands.

        These two articles have many similarities. The gays have rights, and people are not allowed to discriminate. But, churches, businesses, and people have freedom of speech and religion. I think that it is rude to talk bad about gays in front of them or behind their backs, but I also believe that people do not have to support their decision.  Many people have certain thoughts about what churches should do, but most Christian based churches do not agree with their decision. I feel like being in this situation is very stressful and hard to figure out when it is religious beliefs or discrimination.

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