GAY TRUTH

Jim Obergefell, the man whose name will be forever associated with the institution of genderless marriage in the United States, said he “was heartbroken and devastated,” by the  Supreme Court’s Masterpiece Cakeshop decision .   But more than that, Obergefell is frightened.  Very frightened. It’s not the actuality of the ruling that scares him; it’s the boogeymen he has concocted in order to shoo away any second-guessing about the high court’s judgement in his favour three years ago.   “After deciding in favour of marriage equality in Obergefell v. Hodges,” asked Obergefell in a  commentary written for The Advocate , “how could Justices Kennedy, Kagan, and Breyer rule in favour of legalized discrimination under the guise of religious freedom?” Obergefell’s reaction to the ruling then launches into ever-increasing hyperbole .   He says this signals the beginning of the legalization of  discrimination.  More specifically, this discrimination will be Christian fundament

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments today on whether a Christian baker should be forced to go against his religious beliefs and create a same-sex “wedding” cake when asked to. The baker fighting for his right to not celebrate a same-sex “wedding” by creating a cake for it is Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colorado . In 2012, a same-sex couple asked Phillips to create a cake for their “wedding.” Phillips is a Christian who won’t bake cakes celebrating Halloween, divorce, or bachelor parties. He referred the couple to another baker who was willing to participate in their union. With the help of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) , the couple pursued legal action against Phillips. Phillips and his staff were also ordered to undergo re-education and file quarterly “compliance” reports on their application of Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Act for two years. In 2013, a lower court ruled that Phillips violated the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act. In 2