California Judge Rules that Christian Bakery Owner Can Refuse to Make Cakes that Violate Beliefs
A California trial court in Kern County ruled that a bakery that refused to furnish custom-designed cakes for same-sex weddings and referred out to…
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Category: Marriage
October 2022
September 2022
History in the Baking: Latest Wedding Cake Decision Appealed to Supreme Court
First Liberty has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review an Oregon Court of Appeals decision that upheld the state-imposed punishment of bakery owners,…
June 2021
High Court hands Catholic Social Services narrowly drafted victory
The Supreme Court finds for a Catholic foster care service while sidestepping a larger free exercise of religion issue.
December 2019
Texas judge sues for right to refuse to perform same-sex weddings
Texas Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensley has filed a lawsuit against the state agency that sanctioned her last month for refusing to perform…
September 2019
Arizona: High court finds card makers can refuse same-sex wedding invite requests
On September 16, 2019, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that a Phoenix city ordinance cannot require a business to create same-sex wedding invitations…
May 2018
Ten years after CA Prop 8, has same-sex marriage affected churches?
Ten years ago the state of California found itself embroiled in a debate over the nature of marriage. Listed on the ballot for the…
March 2016
Seeking Peaceful Solutions When Accommodating You Doesn’t Accommodate Me
By recognizing the sincerity of opposing positions on the issues and deriving specific areas of accommodation, the conversation moves from ideology and conflict to…
October 2015
Supremacy Clause Prevents States from Ignoring Supreme Court Decisions
Why attempts to convince state and local governmental officials that they can ignore Supreme Court decisions are legally incorrect and could lead to a…
September 2015
Attack on Independent Judiciary Likely to Intensify Following Davis’ Release
Even though the Court has granted accommodation requested by Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, eliminating an independent judiciary is the real target.
Opinion: The Spiritual Dimension to the County Clerk’s Refusal to License Same-Sex Marriages
Davis has made a decision according to her conscience, has had the willingness to not only follow it through, but also to go to…