Posted on 06/10/2019 2:07:03 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Christian baker Jack Phillips of Colorado is facing a third lawsuit over his refusal on religious grounds to make certain cakes, the latest legal battle for the Masterpiece Cakeshop owner.
Transgender woman Autumn Scardina filed a second lawsuit against Phillips last Wednesday in District Court for the city and county of Denver, Colorado.
In the new lawsuit, Scardina claimed that Phillips violated Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Act and Consumer Protection Act by refusing to bake what the plaintiff labeled a “birthday cake.”
The “birthday cake” as described in the lawsuit, which was to be blue on the outside and pink on the inside, was supposed to symbolize Scardina’s transition from male to female.
Scardina is being represented by attorneys Paula Greisen and John McHugh. In an interview with local outlet CBS 4, Greisen said that the “dignity of all citizens in our state needs to be honored.”
“Masterpiece Cakeshop said before the Supreme Court they would serve any baked good to members of the LGBTQ community. It was just the religious significance of it being a wedding cake,” claimed Greisen. “We don’t believe they’ve been honest with the public.”
Jim Campbell, senior counsel with the Alliance Defending Freedom, which has represented Phillips in his past litigation, said in a statement that was mere harassment.
“A new lawsuit has been filed against Masterpiece Cakeshop that appears to largely rehash old claims. The State of Colorado abandoned similar ones just a few months ago,” stated Campbell, as reported by CBS.
“So this latest attack by Scardina looks like yet another desperate attempt to harass cake artist Jack Phillips. And it stumbles over the one detail that matters most: Jack serves everyone; he just cannot express all messages through his custom cakes.”
Over the past few years, Phillips and his Masterpiece Cakeshop have been the subject of litigation aimed at forcing the baker to provide services for events that he is opposed to for religious reasons.
Last year, the United States Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission that Colorado’s Civil Rights Commission was wrong to punish Phillips for refusing to make a same-sex wedding cake.
The Supreme Court ruled that the Commission violated Phillips' right to free exercise of religion due to the bias showed in their application of civil rights law.
“To describe a man's faith as 'one of the most despicable pieces of rhetoric that people can use' is to disparage his religion in at least two distinct ways: by describing it as despicable, and also by characterizing it as merely rhetorical—something insubstantial and even insincere,” wrote Justice Anthony Kennedy for the majority.
“This sentiment is inappropriate for a Commission charged with the solemn responsibility of fair and neutral enforcement of Colorado's anti-discrimination law—a law that protects discrimination on the basis of religion as well as sexual orientation.”
Soon after, Scardina filed a complaint with the Commission against Phillips over his refusal to make a cake celebrating Scarinda’s gender transition. In response, Phillips sued Colorado last August.
In March, Colorado and Phillips both agreed to drop their respective litigation, with Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser stating that “both sides agreed it was not in anyone’s best interest to move forward with these cases.”
“The larger constitutional issues might well be decided down the road, but these cases will not be the vehicle for resolving them,” said Weiser earlier this year.
“Equal justice for all will continue to be a core value that we will uphold as we enforce our state’s and nation’s civil rights laws.”
The third lawsuit is allowed because the agreement between Colorado and Phillips provided Scardina the right to pursue separate litigation against the Christian baker.
This one is easy. Just write
“HAPPY EUNUCH DAY!”
Which statue are they going to cite for refusing to bake a Trump cake?
It’s time for some quiet late night beat downs for these people.
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Jack, make the dam cake. Take a steaming crap in it and decorate the hell out of it! Give it to it for free as an apology. You won’t hear from them again
these evil basturds are sick (but we knew that)
how may we contribute to his legal defense costs?
he should AT LEAST not have to contend with the costs
-PJ
Fifteenth-century prophecy:
People will have many different colors of cake icing in those days, and there will come a time when men trying to turn themselves into women will insist that other people make cakes depicting them with these icings or else have to pay the person trying to be a woman many millions in gold.
From the 14th Amendment:
"Section 1: All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States [emphasis added]; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”
"Section 5: The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article."
So all patriots in the country need to rescue Mr. Phillips from both his state and worthless Congress by doing the following.
Patriots need to elect a new patriot Congress in the 2020 elections that will not only promise to support PDJT’s vision for MAGA, but will also promise to do its duty to exercise its 14A powers to make laws that strengthen constitutionally enumerated rights.
Remember in November 2020!
MAGA!
Democrats are evil scum.
“At what point do you just ignore these endless, purely harassing lawsuits?”
No, you cannot ignore a lawsuit. OTOH, you can counter-sue the other side for a variety of different claims that you have.
“At what point do you just ignore these endless, purely harassing lawsuits?”
The point this crap gets ignored is when the citizens elect a pro-2nd amendment, constitutional sheriff in their county. The sheriff has the legal, investigative and armed muscle to stop this crap.
It’s time for society to give them even less respect every time they act out.
Weird, isn't it?
Awesome point. Best point on the board in quite some time.
Seems that way.
The court, AFAIK, did not stipulate its decision pertained ONLY to gay marriage. We are not compelled to endorse or participate in any ACTIVITY that violates our religious beliefs. Period.
His prior casual comment that he’s always served gays, just not wedding cakes, doesn’t mean he must now start serving transgender, pedo or zoophilia cakes, or whatever endless new perversions people dream up.
It just means he does not interrogate customers about their sex habits everytime they order a cake, muffins, etc.
If you want a friggin’ pink cake with blue icing, just order one & pay for it!
The fact that plaintiff is aware of the baker’s religion, & seeks to argue about it & harass him into renouncing same, is grounds for him to countersue for harassment & violation of HIS civil rights.
After all, he’s not forcing ANY customer to come to HIS bakery.
Why did he agree with the state to allow him to be sued again?
He had them in a real bad spot and they knew it.
More proof that America is dead.
There needs to be a conservative organization that will countersue the anti-Christian homosexuals. Christians have the First Amendment on their side.
Don’t forget wearing a MAGA hat is a hate crime which is super, extremely, triggering to people from the LGBT community as well as many other communities.
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