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Masterpiece Cakeshos V. Colorado Civil Rights Commission

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Religion Beliefs or Discrimination? The current Supreme Court case Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission began late last year. It began after Masterpiece Cakeshop owner, Jack Phillips Refused to make a cake for a same-sex wedding. Phillips argues his cakes are art and goes against his religious beliefs. That he shouldn’t be forced to make it for anyone he doesn’t want to. David Mullins and Charlie Craigs were denied a wedding cake, saying Phillips was discriminating against them because they are gay. As an ongoing case the question remains on the court's ruling, and why they should rule a certain way. The court should rule in favor of Colorado Civil Rights Commission. Colorado has Civil Rights Laws which prohibits discrimination against individuals on the basis of of sexual orientation and marriage. These protections extend to employment, housing, and public accommodations. This is a law that extends to any business that does business with the public. When you have a business, you must follow the laws and ordinance. There is also no basis for the claim that baking a cake violates anyone's rights to “freedom of speech and religion”. When you have a business in Colorado the law is you cannot discriminate against …show more content…

Phillips is arguing he should have the right to decline a customer on the basis of his freedom of speech and religion. However Colorado had descriptive Civil Right laws that states when you own a business you cannot discriminate. A Supreme Court Case that backs this argument is Romer v. Evans. They ruled that Colorado’s Second Amendment violated the equal protection clause. Amendment 2 singled out homosexual and bisexual persons, imposing on them a broad disability by denying them the right to seek and receive specific legal protection from discrimination. Since then Colorado has enforced new laws that protect people from discrimination such as there Civil Rights

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