U.S. judge rules it would be ‘tyranny’ to force Christian to bake cake for lesbian ‘marriage’
It would be a violation of free speech for a Christian baker to be forced to make a same-sex "wedding" cake, a California judge ruled on Monday. Cathy Miller owns Tastries Bakery, where 40 percent of her business is wedding cakes, many of which she personally designs. Last August two lesbians asked her to design a special cake to celebrate their “marriage,” and Miller politely redirected them to an accommodating competitor. Nevertheless, as is the well-established LGBT pattern, the lesbians sued Miller anyway. They filed a complaint with the state Department of Fair Employment and Housing , accusing Miller of violating California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act , which criminalizes denying service based on sexual orientation. Oral arguments were heard Friday. Judge Lampe said that to force a Christian to create a cake that celebrates something against their religion is "violence." “The State is not petitioning the court to order defendants to sell a...