[cothrige]

Stewart demonstrates a basic wisdom in his statement that "It was not because this was a gay couple they objected, it was not because they were going to be celebrating some kind of marriage, it was the actual words on the cake they objected to, they found them offensive." He recognized that discrimination, as applied legally, is about persons, not ideas, which is how I have argued businesses should operate here in America. People cannot refuse to sell cakes to white supremacists just because of who they are, but they could refuse to write something bigoted on a cake, and I think any court would defend that principle. Focus on the words and not on the people and you may stand a chance. Sadly, though, that did not hold true in N. Ireland, but I would like to think we have still not managed to fall as far as they have over there, at least not yet.

[tanknetter]

Yes, exactly. If a baker can be forced to write something offensive on a cake, then an actor can be forced to say something offensive.

However, that’s a challenging analogy to apply to a wedding cake. At least a plain one, without any sort of writing or topper, or other explicit message.