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Article

8 Jun 2013

Author:
Zulai Serrano, Headlines & Global News (USA)

Wedding Cake Discrimination: Gay Couple Pursues Legal Action Against Colorado Bakery For Wrongfully Refusing Service

A gay couple is pursuing a discrimination complaint against a Colorado bakery alleging the business refused them a wedding cake to honor their Massachusetts ceremony…"We are all entitled to our religious beliefs and we fight for that. But someone's personal religious beliefs don't justify breaking the law by discriminating against others in the public sphere." [says American Civil Liberties Union’s legal director]…Phillips allegedly told the couple that making their wedding cake would violate his Christian religious beliefs…The complaint filed against Masterpiece Cakeshop asks to "cease and desist" the practice of refusing wedding cakes for gay couples, and let it be known that they are open to serving everyone. Nicole Martin, attorney for shop owner Phillips, disagrees with the order. "It would force [Phillips] to choose between his conscience and a paycheck. I just think that's an intolerable choice"…