Category: Jack Phillips

The Line Between Free Speech and Anti-Discrimination

May 25, 2023
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Jack Phillips, a cakemaker, and Lorie Smith, a graphic designer, want to use their artistry to create products and services that align with their faith, protected under the First Amendment. However, Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Act compels companies to act against their beliefs and silences businesses from voicing their belief statements. After winning his first court case,…

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Court and Congress Hammer Out Truce on Gay Rights

November 23, 2022
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Commentary America could finally be on its way to hammering out a truce between advocates for same-sex marriage and religious opponents who want no part of it. It’s a tall order. Congress is the architect of one part of the truce. The Senate is advancing a bill, with bipartisan support, to ensure that a same-sex…

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For Baker Jack Phillips, the Persecution Never Ends

October 13, 2022
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Commentary It’s the tenth year of litigation for Jack Phillips, the Colorado baker whose Christian belief that marriage is between one man and one woman means he declines to design custom wedding cakes for same-sex unions. Or rather, it’s the tenth year of his persecution as a Christian by militantly secular powers-that-be both public and…

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Baker Jack Phillips—A Cultural Hero

June 18, 2021
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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…

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