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2018-06-05 15:20:47

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Victory for Colorado Cake Case 동성애자에게 케익주문 거부 승리

미대법원에서 7대2로 동성애자에게 케익주문을 거부한 잭 필립에서 승소판결을 내렸다. 이 사건을 맡은 리버티 카운슬 맷학장은 동성애자들이 가지는 자유와 같이 미국인들은 누구나 자유스럽게 자신이 하고 싶은 일을 하고 거부할 수 있는 자유가 있음을 미국대법원이 선포한 것이라고 말했다.
그간 동성애자들을 지지하는 21개 주에서는 성소수자들의 주문과 협박등에 의해 케익을 만드는 사업자들이 문을 닫거나 벌금을 물거나 불이익을 받았는데 금번 대법원의 판결로 향후 케익상이나 그 어떤 비지니스를 하더라도 자유스럽게 거부할 수 있을 것으로 전망된다.

-Liberty Counsel-

Jun 4, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 today in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a historic case that protects the right to free exercise of religion against the LGBT “sexual orientation” law that was being used to force a Christian baker to violate his conscience. The Court ruled that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission violated the neutrality required by the First Amendment by making disparaging comments against Jack Phillips’ religious beliefs regarding same-sex “marriage.” Jack Philips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, refused to use his artistic talents and expression to promote a same-sex ceremony.

Liberty Counsel filed an amicus brief in this case defending Jack Philips’ right to freedom of expression. Though the Court focused on the explicit hostility exhibited by the Colorado Civil Rights Commission in this specific instance, this significant decision will have a wide impact regarding the clash between free speech and the LGBT agenda, including laws that add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.” Twenty-one states have “public accommodations” laws that include one or both phrases. They include California and six other states in the West, Illinois and three other states in the upper Midwest, and 10 states on the East Coast from Maryland to Maine. No state in the South or on the Great Plains has such a law.

“This is a huge victory for the religious rights private citizens,” said Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel. “People should not be forced to speak a message that violates their conscience. Just as any person or business should have the right to refuse to promote a KKK event, in the same way no one should be forced to promote a same-sex ceremony that violates their sincerely held religious beliefs. A painter can refuse to paint hate, nudity or the Nazi symbol. A photographer or moviemaker can refuse to film offensive content. A person should be free to refuse to be used as a mouthpiece for an objectionable message. Today’s ruling protects that inalienable right to conscience,” said Staver.

Liberty Counsel is an international nonprofit, litigation, education, and policy organization dedicated to advancing religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and the family since 1989, by providing pro bono assistance and representation on these and related topics.