Lawyers for Colorado Christian Web Designer Told to Accept Same-Sex Project Look to SCOTUS for Ruling
December 2, 2022 | Colorado
The legal team for a Christian website designer whom Colorado wants to compel to create sites that celebrate same-sex marriage is “very hopeful” that the Supreme Court will rule in their client’s favor.
The case is of interest to many because the Supreme Court has become increasingly protective of religious freedoms in recent years as former President Donald Trump appointed three conservative justices, giving the court a 6-3 conservative majority. Those on the left say the court’s embrace of religious freedoms is coming at the expense of LGBT rights.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in the First Amendment religious freedom case on Dec. 5. The case is 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, court file 21-476. The respondent, Aubrey Elenis, is being sued in her official capacity as Director of the Colorado Civil Rights Division.
The left has been targeting bakers for years for political purposes, asking Christian confectioners who are opposed to same-sex marriage to bake wedding cakes for gay marriage celebrations, knowing that they’ll be met with resistance. When the bakers refuse to make the cakes, these activists sue under anti-discrimination laws, hoping to secure favorable legal precedents…. (Excerpt from The Epoch Times)
