Colorado GOP trying religious freedom

[LynnInDenver]

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Ironically, I understand that the cake shop case had to change to a more generic "freedom of my ability to choose speech I support" because they'd found an event he'd baked a cake for celebrating the "marriage" of two dogs, which is technically also something he should have been against if marriage was only to involve one man and one woman.
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I've said this before, but perhaps not on this forum:

It's easy to support freedom of speech when one agrees with what's being said.

The true test of one's principles is whether one supports because of one's principles something one dislikes.

It is a tough little nut there, I agree. On the one hand, one is in business, and turning someone away isn't that good an idea, regardless of the reason, particularly for something that doesn't do anyone any harm in reality. (Or, as Randy Milholland has actually said, "y'know, I've noticed the money spends the same".) And I've personally worked at companies owned by actual Catholics where things that might have been a concern weren't; One place we actually did run copies of a newsletter for an alternate lifestyles group, and another workplace we did the menus for a place owned by a pleasantly cute gay couple, so I know that there are levels of religious devotion that allow for not interfering with customer service.

On the other hand, it is technically a restriction on speech for the cake shop owner, and I will acknowledge that might be his right ultimately to turn them away with regards to making wedding cakes, although he should post that on his door. Of course, I don't have to agree with him, and my remedy is to not give him any business whatsoever (his shop is less than five miles from my home, for the record).

It's supposed to be ruled on this year by our Supreme Court. I'm expecting whatever side they rule on will be as narrow as they can manage. If they rule for the cake shop, it'll be very specifically on the free speech intersection, and let the anti-discrimination stand in all other circumstances (housing, employment, etc). If they rule against the cake shop, it'll be tailored against being able to smack others with "what you just said is discriminatory in nature".