Social conservatives have rallied behind bakers and photographers who don’t want to provide services for same-sex weddings. But the courts continue to be unsympathetic. The latest rebuff was a decision last week by the Colorado Court of Appeals in the case of Jack C. Phillips, a Christian baker who refused to create a wedding cake for a gay couple who planned to marry in Massachusetts but celebrate their union in Colorado.
The court’s opinion rejects arguments that forcing Phillips to supply a cake to Charlie Craig and David Mullins violated Phillips’ freedom of religion or his 1st Amendment right against being compelled to convey a “celebratory” message he doesn’t believe in.