Baker Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, manages his shop after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that he could refuse to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple because of his religious beliefs did not violate Colorado’s anti-discrimination law Monday, June 4, 2018, in Lakewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) In case you have forgotten, Jack Phillips is the Christian baker who owns “Masterpiece Cakeshop” in Colorado. It was Phillips who served gay clients as well as non-gay clients without prejudice for years. Yet it was also Phillips who was asked by a homosexual couple to customize a wedding cake with particular messaging rather than merely purchase a pre-made wedding cake for their upcoming nuptials. That moment precipitated a nightmare for Phillips, who became the prime target of the so-called Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The Commission harassed Phillips, subjected him to fines, and put him through needless litigation because of his deeply held religious convictions. They willfully threatened his livelihood for years, until the Supreme Court of the United States finally forced them to stop. Then, just three weeks after his victory at the Supreme Court, the Commission was back, harassing him this time for not creating a gender […]
