Wedding Cake, Controversy and Faith: Colorado Baker's Book Recounts Years-Long Legal Fight

Catholic News Agency ^ | 6/10/21 | Kevin J. Jones

[marshmallow]

Jack Phillips, a Colorado baker whose decision not to bake cakes for same-sex weddings ended up taking him before the US Supreme Court, has told his story in a book about his profession, his Christian faith, and his belief that religious freedom benefits everyone.

“My canvas is a cake. I hope to create messages that help people celebrate different events,” he said, explaining that he and his wife discussed their design standards in light of their Christian faith at the very beginning of the cakeshop.

“In our case, we drew our lines in the sand way back before we opened in 1993 about which cakes we could create and which cakes we could not create, because of their messages. We can’t cross those (lines),” he told CNA May 28. “We serve everybody, we just can’t create every cake.”

Phillips is the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in the Denver suburb of Lakewood. In 2018, with support from the legal group Alliance Defending Freedom, he won a six-year legal battle in the U.S. Supreme Court after he faced legal action for declining to bake a cake to celebrate a same-sex couple’s union.

Despite continuing to be a focus of controversy and legal action, Phillips is steadfast.

“We drew our lines in the sand knowing that not crossing them might cause these problems. I was willing to lose my bakery,” Phillips said. “I would tell people your lines have to be worth it. I can’t celebrate a view of marriage that goes against my faith, and if friends and relatives disagree with that, my relationship with Christ is more important.”

He recounts his story in a new Salem Press book, The Cost of My Faith: How a Decision in My Cake Shop Took Me to the Supreme Court..

Phillips initially thought..........

[dynachrome]

I have donated to a fund raiser for him.

[lee martell]

I hope he makes a lot of money through this book.
Look for the LGTB’s to try preventing stores from selling the book. They, who are so very ‘tolerant’.

[george76]

Colorado Ping ( Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the list.)

and Colorado is smashing down barriers to help undocumented ..

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3966606/posts?page=16#16

[daniel1212]

This case provided a prime opportunity for SCOTUS to provide some protection from the homosexual mafia which SCOTUS empowered by effectively criminalizing not recognizing homosexual marriage. Jack Phillips conscientiously, without malice, refused to be complicit (a legal term) in the celebration of a out-of-state marriage which both immoral according to the law of God as well as illegal according to the highest law of CO at the time, the state constitution. Yet a civil rights commission was able to prosecute and vengefully punish him like he was a terrorist. And SCOTUS basically only condemned the bias and malice of the state, rather than totally vindicating him. But they made the bed that the latter demanded Phillips sleep in.

[LittleBillyInfidel]

As an aside - and to my Colorado FR brothers and sisters - please drop in to give Jack your support. After, go two doors down from the bakery to order the county’s MOST AMAZING Chinese food, ever, at Peking Tokyo! Trust me on this!

[DesertRhino]

I was in the area, so I went a couple of miles out of my way to visit his shop. I just wanted to see it for myself. I had no expectation he would be there when I walked in, the place was so small I couldn’t believe it. Children sitting at tables coloring, playing on the sidewalk outside, family members behind the counter and he was there.He signed his book for me. I felt like it stepped back into old America. The gentleness and kindness of that man literally brought to mind what it must’ve been like to meet one of the apostles.

I wish more people got the chance to see him. Especially people that have harsh opinions of him. Pray for him and his family and his safety and well-being.

[Nateman]

[Nailbiter]

flr

[LittleBillyInfidel]

What a great share, D.R.! You were very fortunate as I’ve never seen him in the few times I’ve stopped in. He truly is a man of solid faith, strongly dealing with the psychopaths and sociopaths who use him as their deranged hobby.

[NetAddicted]

O used to drive to NM a m lot. Maybe I should again,so I can drop by Masterpiece Cakeshop.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Since the case will be appealed to federal court, his attorney should ask the court for an additional finding that plaintiff attorney Autumn Scardina is engaged in “Barratry”, the filing of frivolous lawsuits for profit and harassment.

While it is unlikely that the Colorado Bar would take action against them, it would give notice to Scardina that pursuing additional lawsuits against him would be good grounds for filing a counter lawsuit, for both actual and punitive damages. With a slight possibility of criminal charges.