Considering the cake case: Is religious freedom bent beyond repair in this country?

[guillaumeb]

From the article:

If you’re secular or a progressive religious person, you might be thinking “yes”—especially in view of a high-profile case that will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday (Dec. 5). Masterpiece Cakeshop vs. Colorado Civil Rights Commission pits the anti-gay-marriage beliefs of a cake baker against the rights of a same-sex couple to live and marry free of discrimination.....

Is this the point we’ve reached? Is it time for Americans to elect politicians and shape a judiciary with a much more limited conception of religious freedom?

No

To read more:

http://religionnews.com/2017/11/29/considering-the-cake-case-is-religious-freedom-bent-beyond-repair-in-this-country/

[Angry Dragon]

1. religious freedom stops at the business door

[guillaumeb]

2. We are in agreement.

I also feel that the Hobby Lobby case was an example of SCOTUS overreach and because of it I have little hope for this one.

[gtar100]

3. Religions, at least in western countries, are not suppressed.

They have the freedom to operate as they so choose. What religious leaders seem to bitch about is other people having the freedom to say no to them. Their problem with religious freedom is that we the people actually have it - the freedom to choose our religion or even none at all. That seems to be what gets under their skin.

[cyclonefence]

4. Would someone explain to me

what a fucking cake has to do with religious beliefs?

[guillaumeb]

5. I also would appreciate knowing.

He makes cakes for money. He runs a business. If he were making cakes and giving them away for free that would be a different situation.

[Voltaire2]

6. so charitable organizations are free to discriminate?

[guillaumeb]

7. The baker would be freely donating his cakes.

He would not be a charitable organization. Do you understand the difference?

[Voltaire2]

8. Your claim was that if he were not a business

making cakes for profit. it would be different. Seems like a reasonable question given your Post if you think an organization is free to discriminate if it is giving away cakes.