Let's look at it again;
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
I'm certain that the Bill of Rights wasn't written to be "interpreted" to mean whatever suits you. Nowhere in there does it say you have the right to express yourself artistically. Does it? I guess you could argue that your expression of speech IS art. I get that. But there are still limits and boundaries provided by other laws. Also, it doesn't say that your freedom of religion includes discrimination.
I just bring this up, again, because the Colorado baker's case is in the Supreme Court this morning. You remember this one, right? The baker says it's against his religious beliefs to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple.
Yes, I believe the baker has a right to his own religious beliefs, in his own personal life. But he owns a business. A business that's open to the public, to serve the public. I believe he is discriminating against the gay couple, by refusing to bake a cake for them, period. I bet there were several different ways he could've gotten around that, if he chose to. Also, because I have an issue with organized religion and hypocrisy, I feel like the baker is using his religion to be a jerk. I don't like that. Pretty sure God would forgive you for baking a cake for a gay couple. That's his thing, right? Forgiveness?!!
I'm really surprised this has gone all the way to the Supreme Court.
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