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The motivation of Christians is hate not revelation

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The motivation of Christians is HATE not Biblical revelation says the US Commission on Civil Rights. This is the next creative form of attack on Christians. Before it was bigots, haters, etc and now it is pure hate without reference to any biblical prohibitions against homosexuality. Last week the U.S. Civil Rights Commission issued a report that implies religious believers’ support of religious liberty is often motivated more by hate than by adherence to God’s revelation. The Background:  The  U.S. Commission on Civil Rights  is an independent, bipartisan agency established by Congress in 1957 whose duties include appraising federal laws and policies with respect to discrimination or denial of equal protection of the laws because of “race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin, or in the administration of justice” and to submit reports, findings, and recommendations to the President and Congress. The commission’s latest briefing report is titl

Colorado’s high court rejects appeal of Christian ordered to bake gay ‘wedding’ cake

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The Colorado Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a Christian baker   accused of discrimination   for declining to make a cake for a homosexual “wedding.”   Attorneys for cake shop owner Jack Phillips are reviewing their options in the wake of the high court’s   refusal   Monday to review   Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Craig. “We asked the Colorado Supreme Court to take this case to ensure that government understands that its duty is to protect the people’s freedom to follow their beliefs personally and professionally,” Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) Senior Counsel Jeremy Tedesco said in a   statement , “not force them to violate those beliefs as the price of earning a living.” “Jack, who has happily served people of all backgrounds for years, simply exercised the long-cherished American freedom to decline to use his artistic talents to promote a message and event with which he disagrees, and that freedom shouldn’t be placed in jeopardy for anyone,” Tedesco continued. “

Christian baker must make ‘wedding’ bakes for gay couples, court rules

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DENVER, CO ,  – A Colorado board has ruled that a Christian business owner must make wedding cakes for homosexual "marriages" despite his religious objections. Business owner Jack Phillips came under legal fire in 2012, when he refused to bake a cake for Dave Mullins and Charlie Craig , who had traveled to Massachusetts for a marriage license, and wanted to celebrate in their home state. They sued on the basis of a state law that prevents the application of religious beliefs if one owns a business. The Commission's ruling, which was issued verbally on Friday, orders Phillips to report every three months for the next two years on anti-discrimination training for his staff, and any customers who are refused service at his establishment. "I can believe anything I want, but if I'm going to do business here, I'd ought to not discriminate against people," said one of the Civil Rights Commission 's seven members in a public statement. Phil