Belfast bakers lose appeal in discrimination case after refusing to bake ‘gay marriage’ cake
Defeated but undeterred, Belfast baker Daniel McArthur stood in front of the British Court of Appeal building and asserted that the Equality Law under which he had been convicted of discrimination against homosexuals “has to be changed.” Then the evangelical Christian made an unusually fervent declaration of faith as he stood with wife Amy and parents Karen and Colin McArthur, the owners of the small chain of seven bakeries he manages. “We are thankful to God who has been faithful to us through everything. He is still on the throne of Heaven and of Earth. He is our God and we worship and honor him.” In 2015, the McArthurs were convicted in a Belfast court of discrimination for refusing to bake a cake ordered by homosexual activist Gareth Lee showing two Sesame Street characters and the message: “Support Gay Marriage.” As McArthur explained Monday morning, “The judges accepted that we did know Mr. Lee was gay and he was not the reason we declined the order. It was never