Commentary Colorado baker Jack Phillips is a perpetual offender. He simply will not do. His offense? Unswervingly honoring his deeply held, and constitutionally protected, religious beliefs. We’ve all heard of Phillips and his travails. Leftist bullies have been tormenting him for years, beginning in 2012, when the Colorado Civil Rights Commission targeted him for refusing to make a custom-designed cake to celebrate a same-sex wedding. After several setbacks in various tribunals, Phillips was finally vindicated in a 7-to-2 U.S. Supreme Court ruling holding that the state of Colorado had shown “clear and impermissible hostility” toward Phillips’ religious convictions in violation of his First Amendment rights. If there’s one thing as certain as death and taxes, it’s that the Left is indefatigable and heartless. They make it personal when you don’t bend to their wishes. It was personal against Phillips—and they made an example of him. So, the state persisted, as …
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